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"Don't Stand So Close to Me" is a famous 1980 song and hit single by the British pop group The Police. It concerns a schoolgirl's crush on her young teacher and the teacher's nervousness about the situation. The Police won the 1982 Grammy Award for "Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" for this song. The song was re-released in 1986 as "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86".