What struck me was the mother’s desire to have clearer instruction.
When I was in school my mother wouldn’t have sent me to school with candy but if we had it we weren’t allowed to eat it in class and that was pretty much it.
That was then, this is now. The education establishment has convinced itself that Jolly Ranchers are terrorist weapons of mass destruction.
“When I was in school my mother wouldn’t have sent me to school with candy but if we had it we weren’t allowed to eat it in class and that was pretty much it.”
Had she gotten the candy at home there would have been no problem, but the child got the candy from another student. Here is an excerpt from an article about the incident-
Jolly Rancher lands Brazos ISD third-grader in detention for a week
by Gabe Gutierrez / 11 News
khou.com
Posted on May 6, 2010 at 10:04 PM
Updated yesterday at 12:43 PM
“According to the Texas Department of Agriculture’s website, “The Texas Public School Nutrition Policy (TPSNP) explicitly states that it does not restrict what foods or beverages parents may provide for their own children’s consumption.”
Brazos Elementary Principal Jeanne Young, said the problem, in this instance, was that the candy was provided by another student – not the girl’s parents.”
http://www.khou.com/news/Candy-Gets-Third-Grader-A-Weeks-Detention-93033319.html