A week's detention for a Jolly Rancher?

Apparently the ranchers weren't jolly in Texas when a third grader was given a week's detention for accepting a Jolly Rancher from a friend at lunch. The teacher confiscated it, turned the kid into the office and the school issued the aforementioned sentence. Then the brilliant superintendent claims (in a namby pamby voice) that "We have to follow the rules." See, this is a great example of what happens when government and even local authorities like this nazi school administrator feel they can reach into every aspect of your life. Just because you're at school doesn't mean the "teacher" can take your stuff. What kind of educators are these? They're not. They're control freaks. They're power hungry overlords who think they have the right to order other human beings around. And more is coming...MORE IS COMING.

ORCHARD, Texas – A third-grader has been given a week’s detention for possessing a Jolly Rancher.

School officials at Brazos Elementary in western Fort Bend County are defending the seemingly harsh sentence. The school’s principal and superintendent said they were simply complying with a state law that limits junk food in schools.