Suspended for candy
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Suspended for candy
Is this the way we need to teach kids? Is this how far we come to insanity in this country?
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- 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, but he did notice the student selling the Skittles on Feb. 26 was being secretive.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- 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, but he did notice the student selling the Skittles on Feb. 26 was being secretive.
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This gets under my skin. The poor kid was just being a kid. I love how some schools want to make examples of people who do the little things. They knocked the poor kid of a great honor that he would have had for his life. If he punched another student, or was swearing, or damaged property then I think the honor should be taken away. They shouldn't make this poor kid suffer over something so small, and well, stupid in my opinion. This type of little stuff is whats wrong with the school systems. This story shouldn't even make news, because the child seems to me to be a good kid with good morles and great grades. Also taking candy from schools is a joke. If children want candy let them buy it because good eating starts at home, and our schools shouldn't have to teach our kids all these things.
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Kids will be kids, and kids like candy. Its ridiculous that a kid would get a suspension, and all that other stuff over a bag of skittles.
What happened to the detention after school, or during dinner time? I didnt get a chance to go through the smacks, and straps in school, but I did spend alot of my noon hours in the detention room.
What happened to the detention after school, or during dinner time? I didnt get a chance to go through the smacks, and straps in school, but I did spend alot of my noon hours in the detention room.
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Well, you never know, today Skittles, tomorrow it might be Starburst. Then he's stealing his sister's milk money for a dime-bag of M&M's. It's never pretty when a young man goes down that slippery slope of candy abuse!
Maybe this will scare him straight and cause him to get help.
Maybe this will scare him straight and cause him to get help.
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Originally Posted by big hoss 29
Well, you never know, today Skittles, tomorrow it might be Starburst.
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hahaha jake00, CT has to many big business with tax evasion, saftey violations, etc. The town on the other hand, tax evasion, not having the proper permits, servers lis, etc. There was actually a town that forced someone to tear down a doll house, yes doll house(for his kids!!) because he didn't pull a permit.
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New Haven, it figures.
I wonder if these "adults" as as brutal to adult street panhandlers as they are to children. Do they run to their cars like chickens when asked for money or do they read them the riot act and tell them to get a job and ask if they have a business license?
#9 and #10 had me ROTF!
I wonder if these "adults" as as brutal to adult street panhandlers as they are to children. Do they run to their cars like chickens when asked for money or do they read them the riot act and tell them to get a job and ask if they have a business license?
#9 and #10 had me ROTF!