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progress on the war against sharpies…

Eight-year-old Eathan Harris was suspended from Harris Park Elementary School in Westminster, Colorado.

His offense? He used a black Sharpie marker to color a small area on his sweatshirt. When a teacher saw him smelling the marker and the spot on his clothes, the teacher sent the eight-year-old to principal Chris Benisch, who promptly suspended him for… substance abuse.

“This is really, really, seriously dangerous,” Benisch announced, warning that smelling the marker fumes could cause the boy to “become intoxicated.”

Just one small problem: that’s really, really, seriously… not true.

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general rant - Oct 10, 2008

Putting it All in Perspective

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