COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - 
 
 A Canon City school six-year-old boy has been accused of sexual harassment and the school suspended him for kissing a girl on the cheek and hand. 
 
 
 
 A child psychologist said the tough treatment could have negative consequences. She said the kissing is normal behavior for children of that age. 
 
 Lincoln School of Science and Technology is home to young growing minds from Kindergarten to 5th grade. Six-year-old Hunter Yelton is one of them suspended two days for kissing a girl once on the hand and another time on the cheek. 
 
 Sandy Wurtele, a child clinical psychologist at UCCS, specializes in child sexual development and the prevention of childhood sexual abuse. She said she wasn't surprised when we told her about Hunter kissing a classmate. 
 
 "For most six-year-old boys, absolutely. That would be a normal behavior,” said Wurtele. 
 
 However, she was surprised to hear the school suspended him. 
 
 “That really gives mixed messages, negative messages to the kids,” she said. "This part of development is just as important if not more than their academic subjects." 
 
 Wurtele believes the term "sexual harassment" could have serious consequences on a child. 
 
 "I don't think a six-year-old would understand what harassment is,” said Wurtele. "That has some longer term implications." 
 
 She said if anything, this is an opportunity to talk. 
 
 "For so long, we're like 'Oh no! Don't kiss! Don't talk about it! Don't ask questions!’” she said. 
 
 Wurtele said it’s also a chance to have a discussion with hunter, the girl involved, their classmates and all parents. 
 
 "Move away from that 'we don't do this' to in what situations is it acceptable?" said Wurtele. 
 
 It points to the fact that some behavior may be acceptable one place, but isn’t always acceptable at another. 
 
 “You may have different rules of showing affection than you do maybe at home,” said Wurtele. 
 
 Wurtele assured Newschannel 13 that children at that age are simply curious about the differences between boys and girls. ||||| UPDATE - 
 
 School District RE-1 said on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 that the "sexual harassment" wording will be removed from Hunter Yelton's school records and replaced with the word "misconduct." 
 
 Cañon City Schools Superintendent Robin Gooldy released the following statement to ABC News: "The parents of the student and the principal met this morning. One of the outcomes of the conference was to change the category of the disciplinary offense from "sexual harassment" to "misconduct". The student has returned to school.” 
 
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 CANON CITY, Colo. - A 6-year-old boy is suspended from school in Cañon City for kissing a classmate on the hand. 
 
 His mother says it's a crush and the two children like each other. But the school is calling it something else: sexual harassment. 
 
 First-grader Hunter Yelton told us he loves science and physical eduction. Also, that he has a crush on a girl at school, who likes him back. 
 
 It may sound innocent enough, but at 6-years-old, Hunter now has 'sexual harassment' on his school record. 
 
 "It was during class, yeah. We were doing reading group and I leaned over and kissed her on the hand. That's what happened," Hunter said. 
 
 So, Hunter was at home on Monday instead of at school. 
 
 "They sent me to the office, fair and square. I did something wrong and I feel sorry," he said. 
 
 "She was fine with it, they are ‘boyfriend and girlfriend.’ The other children saw it and went to the music teacher," said Hunter's mom, Jennifer Saunders. "That was the day I had the meeting with the principal, where she first said 'sexual harassment.' This is taking it to an extreme that doesn't need to be met with a 6-year-old. Now my son is asking questions -- 'what is sex, Mommy?' That should not ever be said, sex. Not in a sentence with a 6-year-old." 
 
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 Both Hunter and his mom admit he's had some trouble at school in the past. Hunter has been suspended for rough-housing, and for kissing the same girl on the cheek. 
 
 “We've been working with him with the classroom disruption. He was grounded for awhile. Big restrictions," said Saunders. 
 
 Reporter Bonnie Silkman asked Hunter, “Are you trying to be good at school? “Yes… I have a lot of energy. I mean 6 year olds? They have a lot of energy," Hunter replied. 
 
 The superintendent at School District RE-1 says any school record remains within the district and that Hunter's actions fit the school policy description of sexual harassment. 
 
 "How can you do this? How can you say this about my child? Remove sexual harassment, remove it from his record. I'm going to stand up and fight for him because that's not the case, that's not what happened at all,” said Saunders. 
 
 The school district also says Hunter's parents may believe that kissing the girl at school is overall acceptable -- but that's where the school disagrees. They're hoping the suspension changes Hunter's behavior.
– A 6-year-old boy has been suspended for two days from a Colorado school for kissing a girl on the cheek and hand—with his actions being labeled "sexual harassment" by Canon City school officials. Further, they want it added to Hunter Yelton's school record, reports the AP. Hunter tells KRDO what happened: "It was during class, yeah. We were doing reading group and I leaned over and kissed her on the hand. They sent me to the office, fair and square. I did something wrong and I feel sorry." He had previously kissed her on the cheek, reports KRDO. Mom Jennifer Saunders isn't happy with where it went from there. "I had the meeting with the principal, where she first said 'sexual harassment'. This is taking it to an extreme that doesn't need to be met with a 6-year-old. Now my son is asking questions… what is sex, mommy? That should not ever be said, 'sex.' Not in a sentence with a 6-year-old." She admits her son had previously kissed the girl on the cheek, and says he was grounded after being disruptive at school. A School District RE-1 official says the repeat offenses meet the school policy definition of sexual harassment and they hope the tough standards will force the boy to change his behavior.