Skittles update, sanity prevails
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So, the eighth-grader who was punished with pretty harsh measures for buying a bag of Skittles from a classmate against school rules has been cleared of wrongdoing. Unfortunately, the reprieve didn’t come soon enough to allow him to attend an honor society dinner he missed as part of the punishment. If you didn’t see the earlier post, young Michael Sheridan of Connecticut drew the wrath of school officials because of his love for fruit-flavored candy. He initially was suspended from school and was stripped of his class vice president title. His mom raised a stir, which turned into a media frenzy, and the authorities backed down. Here is the New Haven Register story on the aftermath. And here is a feel-good follow-up on Michael’s new celebrity — and the Mars candy company’s promise to give the boy a lifetime supply of Skittles.
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on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 at 3:13 pm by Julie Moran Alterio.
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