It's Tuesday. That's all you need to know. Well, that and this…
Four Boca Ciega High School students were hospitalized after eating drug-laced gummy candies brought to school by another student. Authorities say the candy most likely contained THC. The teens' symptoms included stupor and a desire to eat more candy, preferably while watching something from the Criterion Collection.
A new study reports that as the gap between the rich and poor grows, so does the difference in life expectancy between the two classes — particularly in Tampa, where life expectancy for its poorest residents has decreased by two years. If only there were a way to help provide people with less to live for, more to live for…
And finally, a rookie teacher at Monroe Middle School has been suspended after passing out a form to one of her classes that asked students to disclose information like gender identity, sexual orientation and "disability." We're pretty sure there's a good intention and desire to teach something important somewhere behind this, but … the execution … wow. Just wow. Not requiring kids who have enough identity questions and fear of embarrassment to potentially subject themselves to all kinds of unwanted attention should kind of be a no-brainer, yes?
This article appears in Apr 7-13, 2016.