Drop the Bag, and Slowly Back Away from the Skittles

[Appa23]

In what can only be termed as educational overreactive administration run amuk, we have this case from Connecticut.

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/Connecticu ... 75314.html

My favorite part is where the superintendent says that the principal was just trying to keep the students safe. (Sources would not say whether that was safe from just Skittles, or did she also have her eye on taking down the M & M and Reese's Pieces candy cartels as well.)

Fox News had the 8th grader and his mom on their morning show today. The VP for Marketing with Mars Candy (who apparently make Skittles) was there to present him with a lifetime supply of Skittles and other Mars products.

[MarleysGh0st]

Good grief!

According to the article:

A copy of the district's policy states that "no candy or junk food fundraisers will be allowed on school grounds" and that only healthy snacks will be sold in vending machines.

So, on the basis of this reasonable decision for the school to encourage healthy rather than unhealthy snacks in school, they've made the casual sale of a bag of Skittles the equivalent of drug peddling?

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Totally ridiculous.

When the PTA of Maddie's middle school started selling donuts on late start days, the cafeteria manager came after us for selling on school grounds. Apparently we aren't allowed to cut into her profits.

The principal had to placate her because she needed the funds we were trying to raise.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Good grief!

According to the article:

A copy of the district's policy states that "no candy or junk food fundraisers will be allowed on school grounds" and that only healthy snacks will be sold in vending machines.

So, on the basis of this reasonable decision for the school to encourage healthy rather than unhealthy snacks in school, they've made the casual sale of a bag of Skittles the equivalent of drug peddling?

If one student is selling to another, it doesn't seem like a fundraiser.

[gsabc]

"No tolerance" rules were put into place so the bureaucrats in charge don't have to think, assuming they can do so in the first place. Ghu forbid that these things be resolved on a case-by-case basis (takes too much time away from "more important" matters), or that someone might have to make an actual decision based on common sense (such sense being uncommon and therefore open to interpretation and subsequent litigation).

[thguy65]

Update from the same website

"An eighth-grade honors student who was suspended for a day, barred from attending an honors dinner and stripped of his title as class vice president after he was caught with contraband candy in school will get his student council post back, school officials said.

Superintendent Reginald Mayo said in a statement late Wednesday that he and principal Eleanor Turner met with student Michael Sheridan's parents and that Turner decided to clear the boy's record and restore him to his post. "

[christie1111]

Update from the same website

"An eighth-grade honors student who was suspended for a day, barred from attending an honors dinner and stripped of his title as class vice president after he was caught with contraband candy in school will get his student council post back, school officials said.

Superintendent Reginald Mayo said in a statement late Wednesday that he and principal Eleanor Turner met with student Michael Sheridan's parents and that Turner decided to clear the boy's record and restore him to his post. "

Most Excellent!

Really stoopid otherwise.

Oh, and a lifetime of Skittles to boot.

[Appa23]

Update from the same website

"An eighth-grade honors student who was suspended for a day, barred from attending an honors dinner and stripped of his title as class vice president after he was caught with contraband candy in school will get his student council post back, school officials said.

Superintendent Reginald Mayo said in a statement late Wednesday that he and principal Eleanor Turner met with student Michael Sheridan's parents and that Turner decided to clear the boy's record and restore him to his post. "

Ooops, I guess that while I noted the lifetime supply of Skittles, I forgot to note that his reocrd was expunged and his office restored. (I thought that my link included that info.)