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Teens' hugs are touchy subject

Some schools ban clasps as new generation embraces them

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There is so much hugging at Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, N.J., that students have broken down the hugs by type: There is the basic friend hug, probably the most popular; and the bear hug; but also the bear claw, when a boy embraces a girl awkwardly with his elbows poking out.


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This article was published May 31, 2009 at 2:43 a.m.

Front Section, Pages 2 on 05/31/2009

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