The alcohol law (and it applies to tobacco also) thing has been in effect for years here .... it sure didn't stop my step-daughter from accessing beer and whisky at the age of 14. Julie Krueger On 8/28/07, Mike Geary <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > People in power are apparently powerless against their own idiocy. In > Memphis several students have been suspended for bringing drugs to school -- > dangerous drugs like aspirin or anti-biotics. A rule is a rule and the rule > says NO DRUGS. Just as brilliant is the policy of suspending students for > unexcused absences. Oh, yeah, that'll teach 'em. > > School administrators aren't the only mindless ones. Tennessee recently > passed a law that ANYONE AND EVERYONE buying alcohol must show the cashier a > photo ID -- doesn't matter if your face is as craggy as oak bark, your hair > as white as snow and you're being wheeled through the store on a gurney from > the old folks home with IV's still plugged in -- doesn't matter, by God, you > still must show the cashier your driver's license if you want to buy a > bottle of beer. Don't complain, it's the law. Makes sense too, no young > person knows how to fake an ID or would if they could. > > As long as there are people with power there will be idiocy. That's an > inviolable rule. Get used to it. > > Mike Geary > Memphis > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Julie Krueger <juliereneb@xxxxxxxxx> > *To:* lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 28, 2007 7:49 AM > *Subject:* [lit-ideas] School Days > > My daughter just started 8th grade. > > The primary school supply requirement is a binder w/ various > compartments. > > My daughter has such a thing. With a small brief-case style handle and a > long shoulder strap. > > The shoulder strap is obviously to make it easier to carry. Helpful when > you're running up and down 3 flights of stairs with no a/c. > > Many of the Jr. High kids own the same style binder. > > In their infinite wisdom, the administration and teachers have decreed > that students not carry "bags" around with them. > > Thus, the shoulder strap use is verboetten, and the binder must be carried > by the handle. Having the strap over the shoulder causes the hall > monitoring teacher to yell at you "strap off, strap off", and if one starts > walking quickly because one does not want to be tardy to class, the teacher > will actually chase after. Literally give chase. My daughter has been > scrupulous about this rule, but she has witnessed what happens when it is > broken. > > I ask my daughter why the handle and not the strap. > > "Because we're not allowed to carry backpacks or bags and this way it > isn't a backpack, it's a binder." > "Ahhh.......! Why aren't you allowed to carry backpacks or bags?" > "Because they said they don't want people carrying around things that > could be harmful." > "And taking the strap off your shoulder is going to change the contents of > your binder/bag???" > > Julie Krueger > No Child Left Behind!! > > >