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imdaffy
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| Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:48 am Post subject: When paying with Pennies is not a good thing |
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29 N.J. Students Punished After Using Pennies To Pay For Lunch
Some Parents Think Detention Went Too Far; Others Think It Wasn't Enough
POSTED: 2:54 pm EST February 29, 2008
UPDATED: 3:09 pm EST February 29, 2008
READINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Sometimes a penny for your thoughts isn't a good thing.
Readington Township school officials gave 29 students detention after they used pennies to pay for their $2 lunches.
Superintendent Jorden Schiff said it started out as a prank. But as the eighth-graders began to get in trouble for taking up so much time, it turned into a protest about Thursday's shortened lunch period.
Schiff said the students were punished for holding up their peers and disrespecting lunch aides.
Schiff said some parents think a two-day detention went too far and others think it wasn't enough.
The school, which is located in Hunterdon County, said it wants students to know they can express themselves without disrupting other people.  daffy
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TreasHunt
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That is idiotic!
The students should continue their protest. |
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David Jones
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I'm sure the school thought it was wrong. That is why they call it a protest and not an agreement. I have sean gas stations that will not take change. to me money is money. |
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acanthite
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Personally, I would be thrilled to get roll after roll of cents for payment. I would save me a trip to the bank to get them. |
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imdaffy
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I don't think these students paid for their lunch with rolled coins. With that in mind, just how long would it take to count out 200 pennies X 29 students. I think alot of students would end up on the short end of Lunch period. daffy
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