Comments on: Honor student suspended for buying Skittles

By: Kyanna

Kyanna — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:47:29 +0000

could some one please answer scientifically (why students should eat candy*skittles*in class)

By: 4you4me4us

4you4me4us — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:02:07 +0000

This is crazy… Punishing a really good student this severely who contributes to his school. Just seems they should have really given him the benefit of the doubt, I believe he might not have known… Even so, I mean make him do lunch detail or detention or something and maybe even require him to do something where he had to encourage others not to buy or sell candy since he does have a platform, being student body vice president and all….

By: ladym33

ladym33 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:11:56 +0000

That is a real shame. I think a strict repromand should have been enough. Taking his title away was way too strict.

By: Breanna

Breanna — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:08:55 +0000

The ONE time I got in trouble in junior high, it was for candy cigarette possession… down with Candy Fascism!!!

By: oakling

oakling — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:14:54 +0000

Shouldn’t it have been the kid SELLING the candy that got punished?

By: Jgarrett

Jgarrett — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:22:43 +0000

I read this a while ago and thought about how sad this was to hear. I think they should have did a sensible punishment like detention or write an essay on how you know that selling isn’t right on school premises.

It isn’t because he had candy, it’s because selling anything on school premises is against the rules. The kid should have known better being the vice president, but he shouldn’t have been punished like he was.

By: Julie Nicolay

Julie Nicolay — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:23:31 +0000

Ah, see, but what KIND of Skittles were they? I mean, if they were the Original Fruits, well, shoot, nothing too illegal there, not really. The Chocolate Mix, however, should be considered highly contraband. They’re “different,” and that means they’re just wrong!

Let’s not even discuss what happens when those kids start mixing them up…you put that Chocolate Pudding with the Grape and you’re just asking for big trouble, people. See how fast it can become a horror story? Just darn lucky those Candy Police were trolling the playground when they were or jeez, just THINK what terrifying candy combinations could have ensued? Putting all those kids at risk like that?

I say eat the Skittles in the privacy of your bedroom, young man; nobody wants to see THAT in public, for crying out loud.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:48:29 +0000

How sad! I think that stripping the class vice preseident of his title, in addition to the suspension and being banned from an honors dinner is TOO much! What happened to the other student that sold the candy? Was he reprimanded as well ( as ludicrous as that is!)? When I was in HS, we had vending machines that sold sodas, candies and chips. The only thing that we COULDN’T do is take a hall pass and buy these items during class time. If you were caught, you’d receive detention. I understand the school district’s desire to have healthier children and offer healthier food choices, but that was a tad much.