An Inclusive Litany
1/12/98
Joey Hoeffer, 9, was suspended from Weems Elementary School in
Manassas, Virginia, for distributing Certs breath mints to his
friends. The school's zero-tolerance policy bans not only drugs
but any "look-alike" that a reasonable person would believe is a
controlled or illegal substance." Said Joey's father, "He's not a
breath-mint addict or anything like that."