Don't Tase Me, Bro! is a new blog by R.U. Sirius and Phil Leggiere about news on the state of civil liberties and personal freedom. Here's the most recent posting, about an eighth-grader who was suspended from school and stripped of his title of student body vice president for buying a bag of Skittles from his classmate.
What does it take for a school to suspend an eighth-grader, bar his attendance from an honors dinner, and strip him of his post as class Vice President? If you guessed drugs, alcohol, or a firearm, think again. A bag of candy is reason enough. This week a Connecticut school levied thse very punishments on an honor student with no history of misconduct, just for buying a bag of Skittles from his classmate. School officials are hiding behind their Wellness Policy–which prohibits bake sales, classroom pizza parties, and the sale of candy–as justification for the harsh disciplinary action.
