Student Suspended for Selling Sandwiches | KSPR News | Local News — Stopping the kid from selling sandwiches is one thing. But why suspend him? What’s the point?
A 17 year old high school student wanted to spread his passion for cooking by selling gourmet sandwiches on his high school campus.
But his business turned into a bust when the principal caught wind of his aromas. Because of health concerns and permit issues he had to stop selling sandwiches.
As punishment the principal suspended the student chef for two days.
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The picture that accompanies this story, which is a picture of the actual sandwich he was selling, looks awfully good.
It’s just a generic pic of a sandwich. the kids sandwiches were grilled and more simple than this.
Cheese, courgette and tomato grilled sandwiches. The kid is obviously an anarchist.
If I went to that school, i’d throw food fights daily in protest. That cafe should look like iRak if the students cared any.
San Diego city and county government have been notoriously reactionary for decades. What else is new?
It’s stupid and I hate to say it but the principle is right. If someone got sick they could just ‘say’ it was the sandwich and the school district would get sued. Stupidity like this is caused by the lack of integrity in Lawyers and the system.
Sandwiches are really making a comeback into the modern diet. I find myself eating 4 to 6 a week. This kid will probably be a billionaire in 10 years. Lesser bread and everyone is game for a ham and cheese.
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“But why suspend him? What’s the point?”
According to the full article he got suspended because the principal told him to stop and he distributed the sandwiches anyhow. That is not unreasonable to my publicly educated sensibilities.
Now the kid can jack up the prices, and keep the sandwiches in the locker, selling them secretly between classes. Of course, if the school catches on they’ll bring in sandwich sniffing dogs so they can suspend everyone who buys these clandestine sandwiches.
He should sell Mary-Jane brownies instead. The munchies would drive up the sales of his sandwiches.
simple answer, if the kid chef gets one of the other kids sick with his food, the school district is held responsible. People in todays society see the government as deep pockets and sue first chance they get. This teaches the kid a valuable lesson, Society + Lawyers BLOWS!
you mean as opposed to the kids getting sick from the actual school cafeteria food now??? seems like someone in the school district wouldnt be getting as much in kickbacks from the companies involved in the school lunch programs.,,,
The summary isn’t very good. The principle told him he had to stop selling them, but the kid did it anyways. For that he should have been punished, maybe not suspended, but detention for not listening to the principle is probably not a bad idea.
While this was a little heavy handed, you really can’t have kids selling food at school, their are some good safety reasons why (the Health Department can’t exactly inspect every kitchen of every kid in the district to make sure they meet health requirements)
Then again, maybe the school could turn this into a learning opportunity, their is obviously a market for sandwiches at the school, perhaps a student run deli line could be set up, where this kid could serve out his detention, and make some healthy food for the kids at the school at the same time.
“While this was a little heavy handed, you really can’t have kids selling food at school, their are some good safety reasons why (the Health Department can’t exactly inspect every kitchen of every kid in the district to make sure they meet health requirements)”
On please. He wouldn’t want his costumers to get sick that would be bad business. Government inspection of food in establishments is only once a year and really just gives the false illusion of safety. I use to work in the hospitality business and the government stooge would buy a cup of coffee and talk on the phone for 30 minutes after only looking at the kitchen for 2 minutes. We had weekly private inspections for certification from a private company that was far more detailed than the government “inspections”. I would trust a private cert over a government mandated one any day. The kids were buying his food for a reason. School food sucks donkey nuts. The kids voluntarily choose to buy his goods. No one is getting hurt in the transaction. I bet his food is safer than the crap the school kicks out being that the school is not driven by competition to improve food quality given their local monopoly. Saying otherwise is just nanny statist hysteria.
Sounds like the cafeteria didn’t want competition…Cafeteria food is ass anyways.
It’s a school, there are rules. But unless the kid was specifically told not to sell the sandwiches, he shouldn’t have been suspended.
Another Nazi…… “We have rules. You are punished”
No brains!
I can see the school’s liability for the student selling the sandwiches, but the suspension went too far. It was intended to prevent students from daring to introduce competition.
Once again, safety and security prevails over freedom and innovation and growth. As a society, we’re pathetic.
Not all publicity is good publicity.
I wouldn’t trust any sandwich made by a teenager.
The vinegarette is probably laced with Turbo-Lax.