Maybe you heard this story: An honor student at a Connecticut middle school got busted for buying Skittles on school grounds.
He was stripped of his job as class president, banned from attending an
honors student dinner, and suspended for three days, later communted to
one day (maybe for good behavior, like he ate an apple in front of the
principal or something.) The latest breaking news is that he was cleared of the charges
and had his records cleaned up. The student says he didn't know candy
was contraband, though he did notice the student dealing in sweets was
acting all furtive. Candy is forbidden as part of the school's wellness
policy.
Ah, back in my day the schools themselves sold candy to
kids at a snack bar, and I'm super glad that's a thing of the past. But...
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