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Skittles
« on: March 12, 2008, 10:09:55 PM »
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Students suspended for Skittles
   Skittles suspension-story by Jamie Muro

By News Channel 8's Jamie Muro
Posted March 12, 2008
Updated 10:40 PM
 
New Haven (WTHN) _ It's a bittersweet turn of events for two students suspended for purchasing candy at a New haven Middle School.

Fourteen-year-old Michael Sheridan says he was in a hallway last week at Sheridan Communications and Technology Middle School -- when he bought a bag of Skittles from a classmate for a dollar.

The school has a "no candy selling" policy. But Sheridan, an honors student, was suspended for a day, stripped of his Vice-President's position in class government, and was forced to miss an awards dinner for honor students. His family feels the punishment does not fit the crime. "Are you kidding me?" Sheridan's mother asked.

When asked if he will continue to eat Skittles, Michael Sheridan said, "I will definitely eat skittles -- not at school!"

While the principal of Sheridan did repeatedly warn students that buying and selling candy is against school district rules and that they would face discipline, she agreed to expunge suspension actions from the records of both students engaged in candy sales at Sheridan and to let the student who purchased the candy resume his post as Student Council Vice President.

Those actions came after the Superintendent and Principal Eleanor Turner met with Sheridan's family. "In looking back over this incident, I warned the students repeatedly, but I should have reinforced in writing to parents that the district does not allow buying and selling candy at school," Eleanor Turner, Principal of Sheridan, said. "My intention throughout was - and still is - to maintain a safe and orderly building. I am sorry that this has happened. My hope is that we can get back to the normal school routine, especially since we are in the middle of taking the Connecticut mastery test."

Turner pointed out, "When students are allowed to break school rules like this, it does lead to problems. 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."

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Reginald Mayo said the meeting was "productive. It appears we are going to put this behind us and move forward."

This is from two towns away from me.  I think making stupid rules like this is the problem.  They have similar rules at my sons school  yet band has him sell candy ::)
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Re: Skittles
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2008, 10:11:46 PM »
Skittles are disgusting.
They should be banned.

Though, it IS fun to mix them with
m&m's and see people's reaction. >:D
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Re: Skittles
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2008, 10:15:15 PM »
Quote from: Snowball on March 12, 2008, 10:11:46 PM
Skittles are disgusting.
They should be banned.

Though, it IS fun to mix them with
m&m's and see people's reaction. >:D

I'm going to do that to my kids tomorrow :laugh:
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Re: Skittles
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2008, 10:21:04 PM »
Quote from: parts on March 12, 2008, 10:09:55 PM


This is from two towns away from me.  I think making stupid rules like this is the problem.  They have similar rules at my sons school  yet band has him sell candy ::)



SHIT!

Lots of the kids have to sell candy and shit around here, too. We don't, but they have asked us repeatedly every year. I remind them that we don't really use candy in our house (hell, we still have a huge jar of Halloween candy that the kids haven't touched and I gave away three fourths of their haul that night to their cousins) and it would not be to our benefit to participate.

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Re: Skittles
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2008, 10:23:30 PM »
Quote from: Snowball on March 12, 2008, 10:11:46 PM
Skittles are disgusting.
They should be banned.

NO, no, no ...

You should try them with caviar on rice toast. Magnifique!
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Re: Skittles
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2008, 10:28:09 PM »
Quote from: parts on March 12, 2008, 10:15:15 PM
Quote from: Snowball on March 12, 2008, 10:11:46 PM
Skittles are disgusting.
They should be banned.

Though, it IS fun to mix them with
m&m's and see people's reaction. >:D

I'm going to do that to my kids tomorrow :laugh:

It used to be great, because people would be
all excited about the purple ones. There probably
are purple M&M's now. Two great tastes that DON'T
go together.
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Re: Skittles
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2008, 10:28:29 PM »
Sixlets, on the other hand, ARE good.
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Re: Skittles
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2008, 11:13:09 PM »
Skittles are my daughter's favorite candy.  She does not like M&Ms.

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Re: Skittles
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2008, 11:16:56 PM »
I'm not a huge fan of M&Ms, but skittles? Weird. :toporly:

I only knew one person who liked them.
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Re: Skittles
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2008, 11:17:12 PM »
And he liked tang paste.  :-\
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Re: Skittles
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2008, 11:18:48 PM »
I like dark chocolate M&Ms.
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Re: Skittles
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2008, 11:37:25 PM »
They're after my time.  :laugh:
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Re: Skittles
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2008, 01:12:36 AM »
i love skittles
but only the red, purple and green ones
 i like peanut M&Ms as well
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Re: Skittles
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2008, 12:56:48 PM »
i love skittles and starbursts :laugh: :melon: :maggie: :weird:
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Re: Skittles
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2008, 12:57:43 PM »
i love starburst too
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