Posted on 02/11/2006 4:11:34 PM PST by Revel
Boy charged with felony for carrying sugar
BY JUSTINA WANG A 12-year-old Aurora boy who said he brought powdered sugar to school for a science project this week has been charged with a felony for possessing a look-alike drug, Aurora police have confirmed.
The sixth-grade student at Waldo Middle School was also suspended for two weeks from school after showing the bag of powdered sugar to his friends.
The boy, who is not being identified because he is a juvenile, said he brought the bag to school to ask his science teacher if he could run an experiment using sugar.
Two other boys asked if the bag contained cocaine after he showed it to them in the bathroom Wednesday morning, the boy's mother said.
He joked that it was cocaine, before telling them, "just kidding," she said.
Aurora police arrested the boy after a custodian at the school reported the boy's comments. The youngster was taken to the police station and detained, before being released to his parents that afternoon.
"This is getting ridiculous," said the boy's mother. "They treated my son like a criminal. .. . This is no way to treat a 12-year-old kid."
East Aurora School District officials declined to comment on the case, citing privacy issues.
The district issued a written statement, which said: "The dangers of illegal drugs and controlled substances are clear.
Could get probation "Look-alike drugs and substances can cause that same level of danger because staff and students are not equipped to differentiate between the two."
The school handbook states that students can be suspended or expelled for carrying a look-alike drug.
Penalties for juveniles are decided on a case-by-case basis, but if convicted, the sixth-grader could likely face up to five years' probation, said Jeffery Jefko, deputy director of Kane County juvenile court services.
Juveniles who have prior criminal records could also be placed in a residential treatment program if convicted, he said.
Aurora Beacon-News
Uh-oh, I wear Old Spice...
"I can tell lactose by taste. You "cow people" can't."
Does that make one "intolerant?":)
"I've never seen real cocaine. I don't know too many teachers who have."
I never have. We had a bunch of kids crowding around something one time. They were all alarmed it was a "drug." It was a cold capsule. I wonder how many went home and told their moms and dads there were drugs at school.
To your 361 - I essentially agree, only I'm not sure that I'd go so far as to vote Dem.
There is a pretty good chance that i will sit an election out or vote 3rd party though, which would have pretty much the same effect.
The GOP just ain't gettin' it, are they?
And the more that Americans get taxed to death and pushed around by bureaucrats, politicians, and the likes of the ACLU and the Teacher's Unions, the more I hear people thinking and talking about the Constitutional 2nd Amendment option.
I would hate to see it come to that, really (Al Queda would just love us to devolve into another Civil War, no doubt) but if our Declaration of Independance is to be taken at all seriously, then it may come down to that or police state slavery.
Since Waco and Ruby Ridge, no one seems to be all that anxious to start the ball rolling in that direction, however. Most Americans still have too much to lose if they try it.
What might break it is if a bunch of Conservative Christians gather up in a communal, independant living compound / bunker and educate their own children, witholding taxes that would normally go to indoctrinating them, and ignoring nitwit bureaucratic orders to regulate them to death.
Then when (not if) the government goons come, we'll get to see if it's a redeaux of the Waco massacre or the Roman seige of Massada, or (since they hopefully won't be nearly as nutz as the Branch Davidians) if significant numbers of fed-up patriots will come out of the woodwork to reenforce them, or flank their attackers and cut off their supply lines.
Then, I think, we'd have a gen-yoo-ine revolution on our hands. Might even make the New York Times and FOX News.
Wouldn't be pretty, though, since the establishment has all of the fancy firepower (Army, Navy, Armor, artillery, air power, nukes etc..).
About the best a popular revolution could do is mount some sort of "insurgency" or resistance movement, much like the Dutch and Danes did when they were under Nazi occupation.
And again; the Islammofacists would just love that.
But do we have any other choices other than living under eventual police state Communism... or Sharia Law?
God help us if we don't.
I wonder if I'll be charged with a "felony" some day. I teach first grade and when my students get a second grade reading level or any above that, I give them a free kids' meal. It is 30 and counting so far (average 50 each year for 25 kids). Heck, I could be charged with encouraging obesity in kids. Maybe I could get the McDonald's and Wendy's lawyers to help me out though since I contribute 100's of dollars a year to their franchises. :)
Huh? Actually, I believe it could have been for a water solution science experiment.
The "zero tolerance" thing was pushed by folks who were tired of personal injury lawsuits.
Good point.
Interesting. These posts of articles like this are meant to inflame which happens for some people. But it's interesting the twists and turns this one has.
Sometimes the whole story isn't told, particularly with the MSM. There was a girl killed by lightning here years ago and the media interviewed this pricipal about what they did when lightning came at recess time. The media editied his comments to make it appear that they let the kids stay outside then. Boy, that principal's wife was hopping mad. I would have hated to face her.
I have this Down's syndrome man come help once a month in my class. He has been an absolute joy to have and a big help as well. The kids love him and he loves them. He'll often sit and say, "I LOVE my life." He's a good teacher to all of us.
stop to think before acting, and then to start thinking again.
Huh?? How do you do that?:)
They are too stupid. They're too stupid to do anything.
I haven't really decided between elementary, middle school, or high school yet,
I'm sure you'll make a GREAT teacher. To me, it is a noble profession and I am very appreciative of the many good ones I had and that I see today in my area at least. I RESENT strongly those who abuse it and do things that make the rest of us look bad.
I am a strong supporters of scientists and others getting involved. I often try to bring in people from the corporate world to be guest speakers in my own classroom. The students love it and it is a welcome break from their boring teacher who puts them to sleep.
GOOD LUCK.
Unreal.
I popped half a dozen pellets into a friend's butt who I found out had been making out with my girlfriend in my High School's parking lot.
The principal walked up to me, took my pellet gun (hand gun), took me to the dean's office, had him whack my butt with a paddle once for every pellet in the other guy's butt, and told me that while he understood why I was mad, I could never shoot anyone's butt full of pellets on school grounds ever again.
Today, I'd get the death penalty.
peddle sugar on the streets
Is that harder to do than a bike??
They are too stupid. They're too stupid to do anything.
Guess you've been around all of them then.
All ready for spring training???
"Do that to an undercover cop and your a$$ belongs to the State of Illinois for a few years."
Looks like informants got tired of being conned with look alike drugs and was somehow able to bribe Illinois legislators to make possession of powdered sugar a crime as well.
...if this isn't an example of your legislature on drugs...
I think we should ping Matt and Trey. This would be a great episode.
"I've never seen pot, I have no idea if it looks like oregano or not."
Most PD's around the nation have educational programs to inform parents, teachers, and students regarding pot. Often they have examples. Perhaps as an alleged teacher you should consider learning about the subject matter before you make comments.
I was half joking when i said i'd vote democrat because I still think there is a chance to change our course, and keep on going. Plus I'm aware every generation thinks this is the worst. I do not think our society is at a place where a revolution is needed, basically we are free, however both sides of the political spectrum are willing to sell out our freedoms to gain small victories for themselves. Worst case senario we're still 50 years away from our country being in such a terrible place.
However I don't think a revolution in this country would be very hard. If you get 10% of the people to just run sabotage and roadside bombings of legitament military targets we'd win in three days. Look at Iraq, our military can't chase down uneducated fanatics who make a very small portion of Iraqi society (maybe 1/10%). Not to meantion our armed forces are staffed by people who love freedom, I doubt our armed forces would fight a war against its people when a clearly repressive government was in power.
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