The Health Care Trojan Horse, In Connecticut
The stories keep coming about using health concerns as the thin edge of the fascism wedge. This time via Hit and Run:
Sheridan Communications and Technology Middle School
eighth-grader Michael Sheridan was suspended from school for three
days, barred from attending an honors student dinner and stripped of
his title of class vice president.His offense?
He bought a bag of Skittles.
The punishment was meted out because the New Haven school
system banned candy sales and fundraisers in 2003 as part of the
districtwide school wellness policy.
In fact, this school has outlawed an financial transactions whatsoever between students:
Turner had repeatedly warned students that she would
not allow any candy to be sold in schools, nor did she want money
changing hands in school, said Sullivan-DeCarlo.
