School Principal Bans Smarties, Cites Rumor they lead to Drugs

A school in Forest Hills, Michigan has a new policy:  no Smarties and no Pixy Stix under any conditions.

According to Principal Nancy Susterka, she was walking around the middle school and noticed Smarties wrappers on the ground.  She then heard a rumor that kids are "smoking" them.  Putting her facts together, she quickly banned Smarties and then Pixy Stix for good measure.

As she put it: “In short, we have seen huge numbers of Smartie wrappers throughout the building and heard some rumblings about kids smoking it.”

Banned

Ms. Susterka further explained in an email possible health hazards of smoking Smarties: "The candy is crushed and then re-rolled into a cigarette looking type object, they are inhaled which can cause infections, chronic coughing, choking and even maggots feeding off the sugar coated area in your nose...

"The bottom line is this isn't good and there certainly aren't any nutritious benefits from the consumption of this candy."

In the end, she concluded: “While this isn't a drug, practicing the behavior of inhaling can be attributed to the use of other inappropriate substances and I want to keep our kids healthy and safe.”

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