Friday, March 21, 2008
Culture Class: Student, faculty, and Skittles
By Guillermo
The health-conscious culture has come in conflict with the Millennial Culture in New Haven, Connecticut, over a bag of Skittles.
Things seemed to be going good for Michael Sheridan. He was vice president of his eighth-grade class and an honor student. Then it happened - his title was stripped from him and he was banned from attending the honors banquet.
His crime: he bought a bag of Skittles from a classmate.
In an attempt to make the district healthier, the school banned the sale of candy on school property in 2003. Although the wellness policy does not prevent students from bringing in their own candy, it does prevent them from buying candy on school grounds.
The case has made me think twice. What if we had the same policy her at MBC Global? At lunch today I was going to trade my bag of chips for piece of cake, but the cake was obviously worth more – so in effect it would be buying it. Certainly it would not be worth losing my cushiony MBC Global.
The school, apparently reacting to public outcry, did reduce his suspension from three days to one. However I bet the matter still on his permanent record.
By Guillermo The health-conscious culture has come in conflict with the Millennial Culture in New Haven, Connecticut, over a bag of Skittles.
Things seemed to be going good for Michael Sheridan. He was vice president of his eighth-grade class and an honor student. Then it happened - his title was stripped from him and he was banned from attending the honors banquet.
His crime: he bought a bag of Skittles from a classmate.
In an attempt to make the district healthier, the school banned the sale of candy on school property in 2003. Although the wellness policy does not prevent students from bringing in their own candy, it does prevent them from buying candy on school grounds.
The case has made me think twice. What if we had the same policy her at MBC Global? At lunch today I was going to trade my bag of chips for piece of cake, but the cake was obviously worth more – so in effect it would be buying it. Certainly it would not be worth losing my cushiony MBC Global.
The school, apparently reacting to public outcry, did reduce his suspension from three days to one. However I bet the matter still on his permanent record.
Labels: Academic, Culture_Clash, Generation, Millennial
¶ 3/21/2008
