Evil girl suspended for bringing evil Jello to school

Hooray for "zero tolerance!"

Gelatin gets 8-year-old suspended

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office took samples Tuesday of Jell-O snacks that were brought to school by an 8-year-old Terrytown girl to determine if the concoction contained alcohol.

The youngster was suspended Nov. 29 from Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School after school officials said the snacks given to her by her mother in small, clear plastic containers resembled an alcoholic mixture commonly known as "Jell-O shots," said Jefferson Parish public schools spokesman Jeff Nowakowski.

The girl was suspended for nine days for two violations of the system's drug policy: having a "look-alike" drug on school grounds and intending to distribute it, Nowakowski said.

The incident was reported by a teacher who noticed liquid dripping from the girl's book bag while the child was waiting outside school for her afternoon bus, Nowakowski said. After inspecting the bag, teachers discovered about 30 containers of gelatin, he said.

The girl told officials that her mother, Adrian Noble, who works in a French Quarter bar, had told her to bring the containers to school and sell them three-for-$1 to raise money for Christmas gifts, Nowakowski said.

In televised reports, Noble denied there was alcohol in the Jell-O and complained about the system's punishment of her daughter. Under the drug policy, the girl can return to school Friday if she completes an assessment program, undergoes counseling and submits to a hair test to make sure she is drug-free, Nowakowski said.

What exactly is this sort of ridiculous crap teaching our kids? Nothing good, that's for sure. And when exactly are people going to sue to get rid of these idiotic "zero tolerance" policies? Hopefully soon.

Originally found at Zero Intelligence.

UPDATE: Go here for a pic of the girl's Jello treats (which I'm told looks like alcoholic Jello shots served at bars), then go here for a pic of a Jello Gelatin snack cup (the first one in the line). Obviously, the pre-packaged snack cups are also "look-alikes," so they should be banned by the school, too.