eight year old kid suspended for sniffing a marker pen?

[brettdale]

I only caught a bit of this story, please tell me its not true? Apprently some school kid, got suspended, because he drew marker pen on his jacket and then smelt it.

[LSparkle]

1. Hey, the school used to PROVIDE the dittos when I was a kid ...

Those wonderful, stinky purple handouts that each kid instinctively SNIFFED
before even looking at ... Better living through CHEMICALS!

[brettdale]

2. The school is saying it was substance abuse

WESTMINSTER – Adams School District 50 is defending its decision to punish a third grader for sniffing a Sharpie marker.

Eight-year-old Eathan Harris was originally suspended from Harris Park Elementary School for three days. Principal Chris Benisch reduced the suspension to one day after complaints from Harris' parents.

Harris used a black Sharpie marker to color a small area on the sleeve of his sweatshirt. A teacher sent him to the principal when she noticed him smelling the marker and his clothing.

"It smelled good," Harris said. "They told me that's wrong."

Eathan's father, John Harris, says the school overreacted for treating Eathan as if he was huffing, or inhaling, marker fumes.

"I think it's outlandish," John Harris said. "It's ridiculous."

Eathan shyly shook his head "no" when a reporter asked if he knew about "huffing."

Benisch stands by his decision to suspend Harris, saying it sends a clear message about substance abuse.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. ..

[Captain Angry]

3. But telling people to huff on Febreeze is just fine.

The markers could divert people from using the "ok" stuff.

I mean, really, how many Febreeze commercials with people snorting on their couch or bathroom do we need?

[VP505]

4. Guess now the kid

will have time at home to "sniff" something really good like paint or Gasoline. :sarcasm: Sounds like the person who decided to suspend him has been doing a little "huffing" themselves and didn't think about keeping him in school and educating him on the dangers of inhaling chemical fumes.

[Fed_Up_Grammy]

5. Yes it's true ,and just proves that we are living in a world gone mad.

[Yael]

6. Who can avoid sniffing a marker?

Its a reflex.

[zonmoy]

7. obviously a scented marker.

sniffing something that is scented should not be considered a sign of being a druggie.

[Fuzz]

8. Idiots

[gollygee]

9. What 8-year-old doesn't like the smell of markers?

I never "huffed" but I definitely liked the smell of markers. And mimeographs with that purplish ink.