Speedy Suspension for Alka-Seltzer Prank
A 13-year-old boy was suspended for 10 days for putting a piece of an Alka-Seltzer tablet in his mouth to scare classmates with what he called a “foaming, rabid” effect. Fairfield Middle School officials also searched Christopher Bolinger’s locker, notified police and referred him to a county drug agency.
“I was just acting stupid and goofing around,” the eighth-grader said. The drug policy at the school near Gettysburg bans any type of medication, “whether it’s Tylenol, cough drops or some other type of pill,” school board President John Tomko said.
Sharon Bolinger, Christopher’s mother, said Wednesday that she would start a petition to change the policy, saying it is too strict.
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