Candy Causes Suspension

[Mahasoor]

Student suspended for buying Skittles at school
 NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (AP) -- Contraband candy has led to big trouble for an eighth-grade honors student in Connecticut.

Michael Sheridan was stripped of his title as class vice president, barred from attending an honors student dinner and suspended for a day after buying a bag of Skittles from a classmate.

School spokeswoman Catherine Sullivan-DeCarlo says the New Haven school system banned candy sales in 2003 as part of a districtwide school wellness policy.

Michael's suspension has been reduced from three days to one, but he has not been reinstated as class vice president.

He says he didn't realize his candy purchase was against the rules -- although he did notice the student selling the Skittles on February 26 was being secretive.
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k!  So my initial response is YOU'RE KIDDING ME and woooooooow.  Things have definitely changed since I was in elementary/junior and high school.  I know you can't have aspirin on your person anymore either.  What else can you think of that's changed since you were in school that just makes your mind boggle?  Thoughts?

I think this is crazy.  SKITTLES.  NOT CRACK. 

[Eientei]

School administration being completely unreasonable?  That's not a new thing, sadly.  They follow the law to the letter and don't give a damn about the future of the students.

I knew some high school near me where a couple of the sports teams terrorized the rest of the student body, day in day out, and the administration didn't do a thing about it.  I understand the difficulties of dealing with bullying, but it was clear that all the principal cared about was having a winning season.  If I had had a kid at that school, I would have threatened that bastard principal with legal action.  Of course, that's sort of the opposite case.  I'm definitely happy to be done all that, in any case.

[Mahasoor]

Oh, I realize it's not at all a new thing which I find really unfortunate.  I wasn't subjected to the public school system for what it's worth.  What surprised the hell out of me was that it was over skittles this time.  I'm used to seeing it over something like hair (ohio suspends kindergarten student for mohawk recently) or an eight-year-old having a steak knife to cut her lunch, but really, skittles?

OMG THAT KID IS TASTING THE RAINBOW BAN HIM.  Just crazy.

[kor]

Must..............................................eat...............................................skittles................................................


*robs a bank for money to get his skittle fix*

[Mahasoor]

   No need to rob the bank Kor, the first taste is always free.

[Allama]

Hey, don't knock the school for being strict; they are protecting our nation's children from the clear and ever-present danger of cavities.  God forbid they should neglect that to chase after solutions to "problems" like violence, gangs, and drug use.  Yeesh, have you people no priorities?

[Of Crazed]

Ignorance of school rules is no excuse.  I think they should take him to court because this is a commerce issue.  If punk kids can just go to cosco and peddle quality goods, at low low prices, how will small businesses stay in business doing the same.  Good for the school.

On a second note they should of done a sting for the skittles. 

[Allama]

Indeed!  At last, a man with some sense!  Bring in candy-sniffing dogs once a week during a mandatory lock-down and search all the cars, lockers, and classrooms!

[Bara]

You'll never take me alive!!!

*loads his skittle launcher*

[Trey]

You'll never take me alive!!!

*loads his skittle launcher*

For once, I'm with Bara.

TO THE DEATH!!!!  YIPPIE-KIYA!!!!

[Mahasoor]

HEY HEY HEY.  THIS IS A SERIOUS DISCUSSION.

You kids and your tomfoolery, I demand decorum in this thread!

[Bara]

You'll never take me alive!!!

*loads his skittle launcher*

For once, I'm with Bara.

TO THE DEATH!!!!  YIPPIE-KIYA!!!!

Huzzah!

[AWP_PSRDirector]

always hate people who say they werent subjugated to public education, makes me lose respect for them.

I went to public school, and was subjugated to Private education (went to both).

Schools try to support and if they had more support would be better, support your local public school

As for the skittles that is awesome, hahaha, makes me smile, its stupid but still makes me smile. This comes from parents getting mad that there kids are getting fat so they blame everyone but themselves for it and the school has to respond by things like this, really stupid choices to placate the parents who dont want to admit they maybe just let there kids have to much junk food at home.

[Eientei]

always hate people who say they werent subjugated to public education, makes me lose respect for them.

I went to public school, and was subjugated to Private education (went to both).

I don't think that's quite fair.  I've also been to both public and private schools, and each school had its own stupid, sometimes bizarre, set of rules.  One private school I went to actually prohibited the use of locks on lockers (wonder why they're called "lockers", then?) because it wanted to uphold its reputation of being thievery-free.  Yet at least once a week, someone had something stolen from their locker.  Great job keeping up your school's reputation, Principal Idiot.

[AWP_PSRDirector]

was the not fair to the loss of respect or the subjugated to private school part. IF it was for the first I think it is completely fair, They are being elitist and Thus I loss respect for them