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March 14, 2008
Common sense prevails
Brief update: the kid I wrote about earlier who got sent to education Siberia for buying contraband at school - Skittles - has had his punishment rescinded:
A New Haven, Conn., honor student who was suspended for buying a bag of skittles on school grounds has had the punishment expunged.
Sheridan Communications and Technology Middle School Principal Eleanor Turner said she agreed during a meeting with Michael Sheridan's parents to erase the student's suspension record and reinstate him as Student Council vice president, the New Haven (Conn.) Register reported Thursday.
"In looking back over this incident, I warned the students repeatedly, but I should have reinforced it in writing to parents, that the district does not allow buying and selling candy at school," Turner said in a statement released by the district. "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."
I think one of the great side effects of the internet is that sheer idiocy often goes unpunished. It seems every week some story, involving a public or school official's questionable action, gets disseminated across the internet. Even ten years ago, when something like this story occurred, it sparked community outrage but very little action. Now, the entire country hears about the story, the authorities are forced to face up to their poor decisions, and things get fixed. This is a perfect example of that.
entry no. 1105
Posted at March 14, 2008 11:21 AM