The_Media_never_lie wrote: “Middle school students have created a market for happy crack. They have been seen buying, selling and trading these baggies of Kool-aid. Nothing illegal, but disruptive?”
“Where did they get the idea to do this?”
From history? Back when I was in grade school, local stores sold “Lick M Aid”. Small packages of about a teaspoon full of Kool Aid and sugar. You would shake a bit of it on the back of your hand and lick it off. Penny a pack.
Here’s a link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fun_Dip
No doubt the school district had to crack down on this, no pun intended. The teachers would have to become inspectors, making sure the students were not buying, selling or trading real drugs. Have some of these students seen the real thing at home? Are they emulating their elders?
I used to be able to buy that stuff in paper straws. Tear off the end, and pour all that sugary goodness into your mouth.