kənˈɛɾɪkət ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dˈænəl mˈælɔɪ sˈaɪdᵻd wɪððə stˈuːdənt, sˈeɪɪŋ, "wˌaɪl ɪt sˈiːmz ðæt ðɛɹˌɑːɹ ɹˈuːlz ðæt wɜː bɹˈoʊkən, ɪn ðɪs kˈeɪs, ɪt dˈʌzənt sˈiːm æz ðˌoʊ ðə pˈʌnɪʃmənt fˈɪts ðə kɹˈaɪm."
Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy sided with the student, saying, "While it seems that there are rules that were broken, in this case, it doesn’t seem as though the punishment fits the crime."