Ct Skittles Scandal!!!

[Olaf]

On the bright side, in the end, it was the school administration that ended up looking silly and foolish. I'm guessing that principal is wishing she'd never heard of Skittles.

 

[StrollPatrolMom]

I agree-talk about overreacting. We see this all the time though-I remember one issue in NJ about a kid who drew a picture of a gun. They went crazy-suspensions, counseling, DYFS talking to the family...the kid drew a picture!!!

Zero tolerance is a joke.

yeah he was in K, I think....my 4 year old draws some pictures that can certainly be construed as something else.

Alert the authorities.

 

[yasmina]

Personally, I think both sides are corrupt and am not a fan of either, but would you kindly tell me when Bush has a vote on any legislation that comes before Congress? TIA

Edit: BTW, we're still selling candy bars for fund raisers in my district.

I'm baaaackkkkkk! Now all you constitutional scholars can continue arguing with me over this. (present poster excepted due to polite response. Thank you!)

I agree, Bush doesn't have a vote on any bill in Congress, but no bill can become law unless it is signed by the President. He has the power of the veto, and to my knowledge (please correct me if I am wrong), he did not veto a single bill until after the 06 election, when the Dems took a very slight majority - not enough to override a veto.

Like I originally said, most districts I know of have stopped enforcing their policies. Our school, and our daughters' schools, both sell "non-nutricious" foods for fund-raisers.

Our school store, open during lunch periods, sells candy, in addition to standard school supplies during the lunch periods. One day they sold bags of Skittles. Based on what the kids did with the Skittles during lunch, I think it should be an expulsion offense if a kid brings them to school! Just kidding, of course, but boy, they made a royal mess at lunch that day.

BTW, have you ever tried to control a group of 25-30 middle school kids right after lunch when they've eaten foods of nothing but pure sugar?
It's not fun.

 

[yasmina]

I read your entire post and bc I understand civics I know that one man no matter who he is cannot make any decision by himself.

Should I post the Schoolhose Rock video "Im just a Bill" for you

How condescending!

I'm fully aware of "how a bill becomes a law". I'm also aware that the President has the power of the pen - the veto pen.

 

[yasmina]

Show me in that Bush policy (or the school policy) where it states the school can punish a student for selling candy to another student. Take your time...

I'm not a Bush lover, far from it but I think I can accurately call you a Bush hater who takes every opportunity to rail against him even when he has nothing to with the "Skittle Nazi's" at this school. Schools have become more and more power hungry an have implemented "zero tolerance" and wacky policies against students and parents just like this for years. Nothing to do with any president.

Give me a break! I ALREADY said that the bill did not include provisions for punishments:

To my knowledge, it doesn't go into suggested punishments for violators.

And I also said that I believe the school overreacted. I am glad the the principal retracted the punishment

Please don't tell me that the schools have become more "power hungry". We want to teach ACADEMIC subjects, not sex education, regulate diets, regulate weapons or alcohol or a host of other topics. Unfortunately, in this day and age, many (not all) parents, fail to instill these values in their children. I WANT my students to come to school happy, awake, well-adjusted, and fed and ready to learn without questioning my expertise in my area.

 

[yasmina]

Oh, and the money thing being a danger is just too much. What a kook. That principal should be removed.

Why? If the policy was clear, the principal was simply following the rules, approved by the school board members, which are set to provide guidelines for proper student behavior.

 

[Mkrop]

How condescending!

I'm fully aware of "how a bill becomes a law". I'm also aware that the President has the power of the pen - the veto pen.

well than I dont know how you can blame one man, blame all the Congresspeople as well for putting it on his desk. The Congresspeople could have used their power too and they didnt.

 

[yasmina]

well than I dont know how you can blame one man, blame all the Congresspeople as well for putting it on his desk. The Congresspeople could have used their power too and they didnt.

I do. But to paraphrase Harry Truman, where does the buck stop?

 

[DawnCt1]

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?

True confession; when I was five years old my father would send me to the corner store to buy his cigarettes; L&M's. They were 30 cents. I could open the pack, take out the pennies and buy penny candy. I would buy candy cigarettes.....until I got caught buying candy cigarettes, then I got a spanking. Any other candy was fine. NOT candy cigarettes. I have never smoked a real cigarette in my life. Maybe that spanking helped.

 

[DawnCt1]

As an update; he gets his position of VP back. I think he gets to go to his dinner, if it isn't over.

 

[castleview]

Because of CT's stupid law, DD and her fellow students couldn't even carry home their fundraisers before the holidays because they would be transporting candy.

 

[Olaf]

As an update; he gets his position of VP back. I think he gets to go to his dinner, if it isn't over.

Nope, the boy and his mother were on Neil Cavotto, and his dinner was held this weekend.

 

[DawnCt1]

Nope, the boy and his mother were on Neil Cavotto, and his dinner was held this weekend.

That's to bad, but as the mother of a kid that was publicly abused by a bus driver, the positive support outside of the school will balance that out, believe it or not.

 

[Charade]

Why? If the policy was clear, the principal was simply following the rules, approved by the school board members, which are set to provide guidelines for proper student behavior.

You do realize it's stupid, right?

And that the school board is a dictatorial entity.

 

[disney1990]

Because of CT's stupid law, DD and her fellow students couldn't even carry home their fundraisers before the holidays because they would be transporting candy.

So the school has candy fundraisers, but the kids can't have candy? How crazy is that.

 

[manning]

No, a governor is in violation of federal and state laws; beginning with money laundering, the Mann Act and prostitution. What happened to the days when a teacher would have said, "Johnny, you know the rules, now hand over the candy!"

Exactly, and you were out the candy and money. That alone hurts.

 

[manning]

DS#3 was in third grade the day after Halloween, when he discovered himself on the school bus, sitting beside a candy wrapper on the seat next to him. When the bus driver got up to close the window of the bus, she noticed the vile piece of evidence. In a stern, firm and loud voice, she screamed; "NO CANDY ON THE BUS" and she firmly slapped DS#3 across the face in front of all to see. Unfortunately, it wasn't even his candy wrapper. It was left from the high schoolers who took the bus just a short time before.

The bus driver did what ??????

 

[yeartolate]

That's to bad, but as the mother of a kid that was publicly abused by a bus driver, the positive support outside of the school will balance that out, believe it or not.

Dang, what did the school district do??????

 

[manning]

Believe me, if it wasn't mandated by GWB, no one would have done it.

:

And congress. Last time I checked, Congress writes the law and the president Signs/vetos it.

Takes more than one person.

 

[manning]

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.

And the school owes him a steak dinner.