Gum is bad, mmkay?

[Liquid Blue]

LOWER BURRELL, Pa. (AP) -- A middle school student was suspended for three days for sharing chewing gum because it contained caffeine, school officials said.

The girl, whose name and age were not released, gave another Huston Middle School student Jolt gum. The gum is "a stimulant that has no other redeeming quality," said Amy Palermo, schools superintendent.

Products acting as a stimulant are prohibited and possessing them is grounds for disciplinary action, and the suspension was mainly based on the girl's decision to share the gum, she said.

"What if the gum had been given to a student with a heart condition?" Palermo said Thursday.

More idiocy at the link!

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...05-27-06-45-17

[Dant-Zu]

God that's rubbish.

[Pressure Drop]

well i think gum is bad cuase ppl just spit it out and it gets walked into the pavement and looks ugly , ehmmmm ugly like yo momma erm yea that'll do

[Squeezer]

When in the fuck did our country get so sensitive?

[project dragon]

The school has soda machines, but they aren't turned on during school hours and drinks containing caffeine aren't sold in the lunchroom.

so... soda machines are used by.. whom?

[Jerome Scuggs]

i had some gum the other day that stuck to my teeth