Ct Skittles Scandal!!!

[Olaf]

"I understand the spirit in which the principal acted. Her number-one concern was maintaining a safe, orderly environment in which students are not distracted. She had concerns about the safety of students carrying large amounts of cash in school, and had experienced some recent incidents, including a student whose wallet was stolen on the bus. The question is, was the punishment too harsh? That's something we need to evaluate. I am hoping we can resolve this quickly."

Large amounts of cash? You mean there's a serious candy racket going on at that school? I wonder how much he scalped him for that bag of skittles.

Funny. I regularly send my kid to school with several twenties to bump his lunch account.

 

[DawnCt1]

Oh my word, Dawn. You are better person than I. I would have had that woman's head and the principal's head (for not calling me immediately) on a platter. They didn't call you because they didn't want you to see it or photograph it. I'm amazed that they didn't fire this woman on the spot.

You are right. They didn't want me to photograph it. It was outrageous that they got to spend the day brainstorming and literally at the "end of the day" they put DS on the same bus. I shortened the story considerably in the name of time and space, but I was amazed to see him get off that bus. The next morning I was amazed to see that she was driving the bus to school! When I saw that, I drove him to school and picked him up daily. In the meantime, my calls to the Superintendent went unanswered.

 

[Olaf]

Mark Levin just gave out the phone number to that school in CT. He tried to get the principal to come on the air and explain her position, but she refused. Somehow I don't think we've heard the last of this.

 

[Pigeon]

The thing that really frosts me about this banning candy (or other foods) nonsense is that the schools are trying to pretend they are doing something about childhood obesity. That is ludicrous. I don't think schools should be in the business of selling junk food, but a ban on it is over-reaching.

My kid, who is a straight A student and not a discipline problem, almost never gets to go to recess. There is always some excuse as to why the kids can't go outside. Then, the school piles on insane amounts of homework to ensure that the kids have no free time in which to play after school.

If the schools were serious about the problem, they'd help make sure that the kids are able to run around and play.

 

[akhenaten]

. What happened to the days when a teacher would have said, "Johnny, you know the rules, now hand over the candy!"

and probably would have enjoyed eating the evidence????

 

[yasmina]

I'm sorry, but this no-candy, healthy school initiative was mandated by our "much beloved" commander-in-chief.

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Healthy/wellness_policyrequirements.html

Believe me, the schools don't like it any more than most of you folks do. Some schools are still enforcing the policy, as this one apparently is, but most schools that I am familiar with have the "official" policy, but rarely enforce it (similar to the no "Christmas Tree policy - we must call it a Holiday tree" policy).

Was the actions of this principal extreme? IMO, most definitely. Following the letter of this FEDERAL law, yes.

I have often heard on the local talk radio people complaining about their school's new policies. Believe me, if it wasn't mandated by GWB, no one would have done it.

One of my colleagues, when he went to Kindergarten right after our policy took effect, couldn't understand why he had to bring in apples, celery, and carrot sticks instead of cupcakes for his birthday!

 

[Pigeon]

Yeah, it's yet another of the administration's boneheaded programs, but there is still a great deal of room in there for local interpretation. Nowhere does it say that there must be a total ban on candy. My district hasn't implemented a sweeping draconian ban, nor has the district in which dh teaches.Maybe the schools have to stop selling it, and I don't think that's a bad thing. But it shouldn't be treated like crack, either.

 

[Charade]

I'm sorry, but this no-candy, healthy school initiative was mandated by our "much beloved" commander-in-chief.

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Healthy/wellness_policyrequirements.html

Believe me, the schools don't like it any more than most of you folks do. Some schools are still enforcing the policy, as this one apparently is, but most schools that I am familiar with have the "official" policy, but rarely enforce it (similar to the no "Christmas Tree policy - we must call it a Holiday tree" policy).

Was the actions of this principal extreme? IMO, most definitely. Following the letter of this FEDERAL law, yes.

I have often heard on the local talk radio people complaining about their school's new policies. Believe me, if it wasn't mandated by GWB, no one would have done it.

One of my colleagues, when he went to Kindergarten right after our policy took effect, couldn't understand why he had to bring in apples, celery, and carrot sticks instead of cupcakes for his birthday!

Now I think I can say I've seen everything. Blaming Bush on a Skittle scandal. You people have sunk to a new low.

 

[Charade]

I'm sorry, but this no-candy, healthy school initiative was mandated by our "much beloved" commander-in-chief.

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Healthy/wellness_policyrequirements.html

Believe me, the schools don't like it any more than most of you folks do. Some schools are still enforcing the policy, as this one apparently is, but most schools that I am familiar with have the "official" policy, but rarely enforce it (similar to the no "Christmas Tree policy - we must call it a Holiday tree" policy).

Was the actions of this principal extreme? IMO, most definitely. Following the letter of this FEDERAL law, yes.

I have often heard on the local talk radio people complaining about their school's new policies. Believe me, if it wasn't mandated by GWB, no one would have done it.

One of my colleagues, when he went to Kindergarten right after our policy took effect, couldn't understand why he had to bring in apples, celery, and carrot sticks instead of cupcakes for his birthday!

Hmm.. I searched that link and I didn't see anything about banning the sale of Skittles from one student to another.

How did you make the leap to blame Bush for this?

 

[DISUNC]

Now I think I can say I've seen everything. Blaming Bush on a Skittle scandal. You people have sunk to a new low.

Yes it is a subversive plot.....But I say its Russell Stover behind the evil plot to destroy Skittles. Russel wants only his candy in the schools!


#1 Not only is the school admin TOTALLY OVERREACTING, I gotta says thay are complete Morons!

#2 What if the kid GAVE the Skittles to the other student? Whould that be Ok??? Seems like the School wants a 'cut' of the action.

Really the Principal should've been fired YESTERDAY!

 

[monsterkitty]

I personally think the principal is a hero.

Skittles are very dangerous.

It is very easy to choke on a Skittle.

And it hurts a lot when they come out your nose!

I took my kids on a field trip a few weeks ago and two of my students had butter knives to spread the peanut butter on their sandwiches. They explained they didn't want soggy sandwiches so they brought the stuff to make the sandwich. I turned my back until they were done and then took the knives. Don't tell anyone, ok? Some rules are made to have a back turned on once in a while.

 

[N.Bailey]

Because one is a felony, in fact, multiple felonies, and candy is still legal in Ct. but who knows for how long!

I can't believe anyone would think equating a felony offense to a candy offense is one in the same. It's a damn good thing the kid was caught buying skittles instead of candy cigarettes.

Can you say utterly ridiculous all the way around?

 

[Mkrop]

I'm sorry, but this no-candy, healthy school initiative was mandated by our "much beloved" commander-in-chief.

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Healthy/wellness_policyrequirements.html

Believe me, the schools don't like it any more than most of you folks do. Some schools are still enforcing the policy, as this one apparently is, but most schools that I am familiar with have the "official" policy, but rarely enforce it (similar to the no "Christmas Tree policy - we must call it a Holiday tree" policy).

Was the actions of this principal extreme? IMO, most definitely. Following the letter of this FEDERAL law, yes.

I have often heard on the local talk radio people complaining about their school's new policies. Believe me, if it wasn't mandated by GWB, no one would have done it.

One of my colleagues, when he went to Kindergarten right after our policy took effect, couldn't understand why he had to bring in apples, celery, and carrot sticks instead of cupcakes for his birthday!

Wow I hope you are joking.

I love it one minute the man did nothing in office, the next he is responisble for everything to banning candy to STDs in girls. He seems awfully busy to me

Hello does anyone understand civics anymore, the President doesnt decide anything by himself, that last I checked most of this stuff has to go thru two other steps to be approved by the Pres.

And i think this is the most asinine thing I read in awhile. I agree let the punishment fit the crime.

 

[belle_of_the_ball]

The price of candy must have certainly sky rocketed. I am glad that "safety" was paramount here. I wonder if the lunch money totals more than a bag of skittles! ?

I nailed a kid for $20 on a bag the other day.

I hang out around the Froshie Lunch room and corrupt them by selling them illegal candy.

In NJ all candy is not allowed to be distributed or sold in school. You know what would really help lower obesity rates...making school lunches healthier. The fat content is so obvious its nasty. How about giving us less homework...I was going to go for a run after school...then remembered I have a reading, 20 math problems, chem worksheets, and a history paper. I still haven't finished and I've been working since 2:40.

The suspension was the dumbest punishment. Suspensions should be reserved for serious crimes and repeat offenders, not for a first time offender and an almost nothing crime.

 

[wardfamily1]

I'm sorry, but this no-candy, healthy school initiative was mandated by our "much beloved" commander-in-chief...

Un-freakin-believable! This is a new low for the "Blame Bush for Everything" crowd here on the DIS.

 

[MrsToad]

Update from www.wvit.com

Principal Erases Candy-Buying Student's Suspension
14-Year-Old Was Suspended, Stripped Of Class Title
POSTED: 8:54 am EDT March 12, 2008
UPDATED: 8:11 pm EDT March 12, 2008

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The principal of a New Haven school decided to wipe out the suspensions of students who were punished for the sale of a bag of candy, the school district announced Wednesday. Michael Sheridan, an eighth-grade honors student at Sheridan Magnet School, was suspended for one day for buying a bag of candy at school. He was also barred from attending an honors student dinner and stripped of his title as class vice president. A school district spokeswoman said Principal Eleanor Turner agreed to expunge the suspensions from Sheridan's record and allow him to resume his student leadership post after meeting with his family and the superintendent.

School officials said he was punished because he bought a bag of Skittles for $1 from another student. Sheridan, 14, said he didn't know buying candy was against school rules. But he said he realized something was strange based on the other student's behavior. "I didn't know it was really like against board policy, until he was all secretive," Sheridan said. "And it was really weird how secretive he was." He said he expected to get a warning about the candy, not a suspension.
"I thought I was going to just get like, 'No, that's bad to do. Don't do it again,' not like, suspended," Sheridan said.

The principal originally ordered an immediate three-day suspension, but Sheridan's mother, Shelli, fought to reduce the punishment to one day. "I'm thinking, you know, he was hungry," she said. "He wanted a piece of candy. So, OK, I didn't think it was such a big deal."

School spokeswoman Catherine Sullivan-DeCarlo said the New Haven school system banned candy sales and fundraisers in 2003 as part of the district-wide school wellness policy. No candy sales are allowed in schools, she said. In a statement, Turner said she should have reinforced the policy to parents in writing. She apologized, but said her intention was to maintain a safe and orderly environment. "Letting students carry large sums of money around, letting them buy and sell and eat candy in classrooms, disrupting the instructional day and the risks it poses to students with allergies, are truly hazards," she said.

The student who sold the candy also was suspended. His suspension will also be expunged from his record.

 

[Mr Man]

Nah.....too easy......

Next thread.....

 

[Charade]

School officials said he was punished because he bought a bag of Skittles for $1 from another student. Sheridan, 14, said he didn't know buying candy was against school rules. But he said he realized something was strange based on the other student's behavior. "I didn't know it was really like against board policy, until he was all secretive," Sheridan said. "And it was really weird how secretive he was." He said he expected to get a warning about the candy, not a suspension.
"I thought I was going to just get like, 'No, that's bad to do. Don't do it again,' not like, suspended," Sheridan said.

Sucked in by hardened criminal.

 

[Mr Man]

Sucked in by hardened criminal.

thank you for that.......

Was it this guy?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18675823/

 

[wardfamily1]

thank you for that.......

Was it this guy?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18675823/

Maybe we should call the same team who caught Spitzer to set up a Skittles Sting.