Connecticut 8th-grader suspended for buying Skittles in school


	Connecticut 8th-grader suspended for buying Skittles in school

Newfman

3-13-2008 9:09 AM

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3-13-2008 10:21 AM

gwendolyn

said the principal was just trying to keep students safe,

Because we all know Skittles are deadly.

3-13-2008 11:25 AM

debbyski

Hey, they can be!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJ4uorYPoY&feature=related

3-13-2008 3:55 PM

gwendolyn

Oh. My bad.

3-13-2008 3:57 PM

gwendolyn

My smiley face didn't post on my last comment, BTW.

I try again:

Oh. My bad.

3-13-2008 4:01 PM

debbyski

3-14-2008 1:44 PM

tanyamm

That was harsh. What did they do to the student who was selling them?

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