Eliot Spitzer isn't the only Government official in the news these days. An eighth grade boy in Connecticut was suspended for buying Skittles from another student this week. Since then he's been forced to resign from his post as student council Vice President. The problem doesn't seem to be isolated to Connecticut, either.
Kids across the country are getting sugar highs off of candy on a regular basis. In Missouri, a 12 year old boy overdosed on an entire box of Boston Baked Beans at lunch. Local school officials are waging the war on candy but may be losing the battle. School districts are finding it harder to crack down on illegal candy trafficking within their schools. A few schools have even installed additional hall monitors to try to snuff out problems in-between classes when the majority of these illegal sales occur.
A lot of kids are even experimenting with harder candy as they get older. Many eighth graders have moved on to Warheads and Pixie Sticks, which carry a minimum of five days in an in-school detention room if caught. When asked whether he thinks his school has a problem, Lower Carmine Middle School Principal Richard Snyder was quoted as saying, “Absolutely. The kids here are hopped up on Starburst, Snickers, and Good & Plenty's. The only thing we can do is teach our kids about the dangers of sugar candy when they're young.” Principal Snyder also told us he has increased his hall monitor staff by 12% this year alone. He hopes it's enough.
/sarcasm off