The nanny state in action. I am so ready to tell some do-gooder busybody to go... Only the gentleman inside me, restrains me from... What is next, burning Santa in effigy at Christmas? Errrr!

i would hand out copies of "atlas shrugged for kids." in it, an eight-year-old dagny makes a deal with the evening janitor to let her in and hide stashes of hershey's kisses around the school. then, for valentine's day, she sells little treasure maps to the kids who want to impress their crush with the good stuff.

Lame!!!!! All the little joys of childhood are just getting blown to smithereens! I'm taking my lollipops and going home. }-p

It's Connecticut, the far left of the left. There is no sanity here.

I'm surprised Valentine's Day has not been condemned as sexist or some such thing by now.

Just ban Corn Syrup and genetically modified beet sugar and all the sugar substitutes and Valentine's Day will be fine..

What a bunch of fucking tools. Gotta love a pleasure denying sheep. Or NOT.

Ps excuse my profanities but GRRR!

I'm not surprised. Idiocy run amok.

My paranoia is coming out again.
I view this as an attempt to condition the children to accept whatever authority figures say as being the thing to do. Condition them young and they won't stray when older.
There are countless examples from history of this being done and working well.

>>"Principal Megan Mazzei wrote to moms and dads. “We are working to encourage healthy practices as well as manage food choices in classrooms where food allergies are present in order to maintain a safe environment.”<<

Why in the world would a Principal be concerned with managing food choices in classrooms? I would imagine that might be appropriate in the lunch room. I've known a couple of parents that had children that truly had severe food allergies and they seemed to do just fine in teaching their children how to avoid the wrong foods.

But I do see a benefit. Sorry, ladies. No chocolates this year, it's bad for you. I can see that one going over real swell for me. If I'm real lucky, I might get a couch, but I'd bet I'm fixing my own breakfast the next morning.

The solution to this is simple: the parents should boycott the school on Valentines day; keep their kids home. Then they should throw a Valentines party at a local community center and invite all of the kids in the school. There should be plenty of candy and silly things and - for kids with Crohn's syndrome or some such - there should be sweets that they can enjoy (nut bars/white chocolate). khalling noted that the parents were always on the defensive: This is the thing that must be fixed if the war for the right to raise your child is to be fought and won.

Jan

This is truly just another "re conditioning" of our kids. Hitler believed that you had to retrain the children and this is what this country is doing. From riding bikes to what they eat. The adults have turned over the raising of their children to the state. We are eroding every single personal responsibility we are capable of. Training everyone that permision must be obtained from those who rule.Over the years I have gotten over being angry and am now sad. Just bring it to a quick end.

It is up to the parents to exert their influence. This continues to happen because too many people do not to make waves, confront so called authority, or want be bothered over "such small things". Hey! Wake the eff up!" It starts with the small things. And why are so many kids allergic to every damned thing now? Yes, I know, there are legitimate allergy concerns, but little candy hearts? As far as being an enjoyable food I think they are on a par with fruitcake, given for the message, not eating. This is another example of control under the guise of looking out for your health. Not their job!!

I find funny that our generation is taking away the things that we had when we were kids. There choices, their future, it's all gone.

What... No fudge on Valentine's Day... This is just another control issue... What you read, what you see, what you eat, what you listen to, what you become... Sheep... Baaaaa...

I'm not saying let's go kill all the stupid people . . . I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem sort itself out.

Hey = we're lucky Valentine's Day wasn't
banned altogether!!

Interesting, they should have added that fruit and healthy foods (for all) be the replacement...just a thought. Here in Argentina, I´d inmediately hear about the reactions of parents and all against foolish traditions (where there enough money for them). But Valentine´s Day, now in vogue here as well, is during summer brake and is part of "sweet week", another commercial idea in which for a piece of candy one has the right to demand a kiss. I wonder if I baked a girl a cake, would that make me elligable for sex? Mmmm, hahaha