Sugar Kills
A sixth-grade student at Waldo Middle School in Aurora, Ill., brought a bag of powdered sugar to school for a science experiment. When classmates asked if it was cocaine he said yes, then added “just kidding.” But a school employee called police, who arrested the unnamed 12-year-old boy for misdemeanor “possession of a look-alike drug.” The school defended its actions, saying drugs are dangerous and claiming “look-alike drugs ...can cause that same level of danger because staff and students are not equipped to differentiate between the two.” (Aurora Beacon News) ...So any staff member who uses sugar or powdered cream in their coffee has been arrested, right? Right?
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