Entire Class Suspended for Food Fight

AP ^ | 11-18-04

[Dan from Michigan]

Entire Class Suspended for Food Fight

2 hours, 48 minutes ago Strange News - AP

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A cafeteria food fight on "meat loaf day" led to the suspension of the entire eighth-grade class at a Memphis school. The students were suspended after refusing to clean up the mess they caused.

"Given an opportunity first to apologize for their behavior and help with the cleanup, most of the class refused to cooperate," school spokesman Vince McGaskill said.

The food fight broke out Wednesday at Geeter Middle School, which has 637 students in grades six through eight. Meat loaf and chicken were on the menu.

Principal Jada Meeks suspended students who were in the cafeteria during the fight, meaning the youngsters' parents must meet with school officials before the children can return to class.

The cause of the disturbance was not immediately known. No serious injuries were reported.

"Suspending students is never desirable," McGaskill said. "In this case, the principal felt that strong, some may say shocking measures, were called for to spur change."

[Tax-chick]

LOL - the problem with suspension as a "punishment" is that it assumes kids want to be in school.

[uncbob]

Economy is bad don't ya know

Don't believe there were food fights during the Depression

[weegee]

There are commies starving in China. Be a good commie and eat your meatloaf.

[goarmy]

"No serious injuries were reported."

So what were the minor injuries?

[anniegetyourgun]

Suspension is a "shocking measure" these days?

[weegee]

Braised beef.

[ezoeni]

[petercooper]

FOOD FIGHT!!!

[weegee]

If there is ANY upside to this, it happened before the holidays when they might have served fruitcake for dessert.

Some one could have REALLY gotten hurt.

[rdb3]

Awesome!

In a childish, stupid kind of way of course.

*Sniff*

[Graybeard58]

When good kids go bad

[goarmy]

Zero point zero zero.

[ezoeni]

I apologies for the profanity in that toon. Posted to quick :o)

[Graybeard58]

[Ptarmigan]

Food fights were common when I was in high school. What a bunch of idiots.

[LasVegasMac]

LOL - the problem with suspension as a "punishment" is that it assumes kids want to be in school.

I got suspended in 10th grade, for 3 days.

The first morning I was thinking, yea - cool, no school.

Then my Dad tells me to get my work clothes on, "what do you think this is, a Roman Holiday?"

That was my one and only suspension from school.

LVM

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Your corn flakes photo reminded me of a comedian I saw on TV a long time ago. The guy looked like a biker outlaw. He was talking about his rough background. "Yes, I did kill a person once...but when I don't want Girl Scout Cookies, I DON'T WANT "EM!!!"

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Since it was school meat loaf, I'm surprised it didn't kill somebody

[tapatio]

[Iscool]

That musta been some real bad meatloaf...

[annyokie]

Pic of pat here at post #17!

[Tax-chick]

LOL - cereal is one of the few things he likes, this week.

[Petruchio]

I am calling BS on this one.

It is impossible to have a food fight in the average cafeteria because what they serve cannot rightfully be called food . . .

[Tax-chick]

But if these children had fathers like yours, they wouldn't all have staged a rebellion school!

[annyokie]

I feel your pain. Bob spent at least three months existing on bacon and fishsticks. I was ready to kill myself.

[jonsie]

I pity their teachers, the parents will demand that the teachers help them make up all their work, in effect having to work extra time because of their bad behavior.

[Carry_Okie]

Damn! Look at that! Kids acting like kids!

I didn't think it was allowed any more.

[JanetteS]

C'mon - school cafeteria meatloaf? That's just beggin' to be thrown! You certainly can't be expected to eat it.

[weegee]

The liberals in the school have just seen "democracy" (mob rule) in action. They had no response but totalitarian punishment. EVERYONE is gone.

The teachers cannot even give "pop quizes" to punish the kids who miss the work. That only works when someone is still there in the class.

Mrs. Crabapple is cheering in the teacher's lounge while enjoying a cigarette.

[AmericanMade1776]

[AmericanMade1776]

[Willie Green]

"Given an opportunity first to apologize for their behavior and help with the cleanup, most of the class refused to cooperate," school spokesman Vince McGaskill said.

At this point, they should've just lined 'em all up at the nurse's office to give 'em an enema.

THAT would take the wind outa their little sails a bit!

[AmericanMade1776]

[weegee]

More than just wind.

[explodingspleen]

When you're the only one suspende, then you have to do make up work and that sucks.

When everyone is suspended, there's no way teachers can have class. It just translates into a free day off. :D

[weegee]

These teachers should read the world news and consider themselves lucky...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1282371/posts

[wewon]

INJURIES-a cafeteria worker got a bad case of flatulence bending over to pick up the food.

[AmericanMade1776]

[GreenHornet]

No serious injuries were reported.

However, there were several humorous injuries.

[weegee]

Sounds series.

[weegee]

Is a tinfoil hat any protection to flying meat loaf?

[sarasmom]

"Suspending students is never desirable," McGaskill said. "In this case, the principal felt that strong, some may say shocking measures, were called for to spur change."

Oh my!
What a quandary!
Most of the students refused to apologize for the bad conduct and refused to clean up the mess.
Possible reasons:
1.Most of the students did not participate, and are sick and tired of apologizing and cleaning up after unruly students.
2.Most of the students are unruly and out of con-troll.

I think I need more information to form an opinion on this, even though I lean heavily towards reason #1.

[Maigrey]

well, considering that I refused to eat MCS cafeteria food for 12+ years, I can understand. (and Geeter's food isn't even that good) That is one way to protest bad food.

Graduate of the MCS (Memphis City Schools)

[BobS]

Cut school lunches!

[syberghost]

I don't know about you, but I NEVER wanted to get suspended just to get out of school, because I knew what sorts of things would await me at home if my father found out.

[ladylib]

He could have expelled them like the idiots in this Tennessee school did for weapon possession (an earring):

http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=2579621

But that would deprive the school of too much state aid.

[cynicom]

Food fights??? There was very little food. I remember it only too well.