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Entire Class Suspended for Food Fight
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| 11-18-04
Posted on 11/18/2004 5:10:35 PM PST by Dan from Michigan
Entire Class Suspended for Food Fight
2 hours, 48 minutes ago Strange News - AP
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A cafeteria food fight on "meat loaf day" led to the suspension of the entire eighth-grade class at a Memphis school. The students were suspended after refusing to clean up the mess they caused.
"Given an opportunity first to apologize for their behavior and help with the cleanup, most of the class refused to cooperate," school spokesman Vince McGaskill said.
The food fight broke out Wednesday at Geeter Middle School, which has 637 students in grades six through eight. Meat loaf and chicken were on the menu.
Principal Jada Meeks suspended students who were in the cafeteria during the fight, meaning the youngsters' parents must meet with school officials before the children can return to class.
The cause of the disturbance was not immediately known. No serious injuries were reported.
"Suspending students is never desirable," McGaskill said. "In this case, the principal felt that strong, some may say shocking measures, were called for to spur change."
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Tennessee
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To: Dan from Michigan
LOL - the problem with suspension as a "punishment" is that it assumes kids want to be in school.
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:12:38 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
(The whole world has gone crazy. Their beebers are stuned and there's no turning back.)
To: Dan from Michigan
Economy is bad don't ya know
Don't believe there were food fights during the Depression
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:14:06 PM PST
by
uncbob
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To: Dan from Michigan
There are commies starving in China. Be a good commie and eat your meatloaf.
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:17:20 PM PST
by
weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
To: Dan from Michigan
"No serious injuries were reported."
So what were the minor injuries?
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:17:24 PM PST
by
goarmy
To: Dan from Michigan
Suspension is a "shocking measure" these days?
To: goarmy
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:18:11 PM PST
by
weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
To: Dan from Michigan
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:19:52 PM PST
by
ezo4
To: Dan from Michigan
FOOD FIGHT!!!
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:20:06 PM PST
by
petercooper
(Kerry voters -- How can 57,288,642 people be so DUMB?)
To: goarmy
If there is ANY upside to this, it happened before the holidays when they might have served fruitcake for dessert.
Some one could have REALLY gotten hurt.
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:20:10 PM PST
by
weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
To: Dan from Michigan
Awesome! In a childish, stupid kind of way of course.
*Sniff*
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:22:07 PM PST
by
rdb3
(LoRdZ of the Gen-X Republican Rebellion -- rdb3 "HiP-hOp FReeper")
To: Dan from Michigan
When good kids go bad
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:22:18 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Coulter/Ingraham - '08.)
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To: ezoeni
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:23:01 PM PST
by
goarmy
To: ezoeni
I apologies for the profanity in that toon. Posted to quick :o)
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:23:54 PM PST
by
ezo4
To: Dan from Michigan
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:23:55 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Coulter/Ingraham - '08.)
To: Dan from Michigan
Food fights were common when I was in high school. What a bunch of idiots.
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:25:22 PM PST
by
Ptarmigan
(Proud rabbit hater and killer)
To: Tax-chick
LOL - the problem with suspension as a "punishment" is that it assumes kids want to be in school. I got suspended in 10th grade, for 3 days.
The first morning I was thinking, yea - cool, no school.
Then my Dad tells me to get my work clothes on, "what do you think this is, a Roman Holiday?"
That was my one and only suspension from school.
LVM
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posted on
11/18/2004 5:26:14 PM PST
by
LasVegasMac
(If it ain't smoked, it ain't worth puttin' on the table!)
To: Graybeard58
Your corn flakes photo reminded me of a comedian I saw on TV a long time ago. The guy looked like a biker outlaw. He was talking about his rough background. "Yes, I did kill a person once...but when I don't want Girl Scout Cookies, I DON'T WANT "EM!!!"
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