As a high school teacher in California, I've seen that the kids made a big deal about it. They called this one kid a ginger and teased him in a friendly way--but I got the sense that he was pretty popular and it was something that he cultivated himself for attention. I think it was a southpark thing. And he wasn't in extra trouble with me, tho he had a 504 and special seating and I made allowances for his sometimes moving around more etc.