Bagged

Our children are under seige. As if the plight of drugs and violence running rampant in our schools weren't enough, now we have a new threat insidiously working its way into our kids’ lives. And don't think this is just an inner city school problem or one that just affects the "bad" kids. An eighth grade honor student in New Haven, Connecticut, was stripped of his class vice presidency and suspended for a day for buying a bag. Yes, I'm talking about Skittles. The kid bought some of the round chewies from a classmate in violation of a policy preventing the sale of candy in the schools. Laugh all you want, but study after study has proven that Skittles are a gateway candy. It's short hop from Skittles to Nerds to Godiva and a lifetime of hell and rehab. The kid should have been flogged.

Thank God my daughter doesn't like sugar.

Sigh.

For a good "youth on skittles" story, demand Curry share his.