For more information about children who live in the state of Michigan who do not have a home or legal parents, see www.mare.org

I did some research because I was bothered that something so harmless was banned because one teacher got angry. It's not healthy to let the angry people dictate. However, this may be why "meeping" is offensive, especially in a children's learning environment:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=me...