Do you ever read about teachers complaining that the public doesn't give them the respect that they feel they deserve? Well, here's the latest evidence that there's something terribly wrong, most likely a cognitive deficit, in the profession:

A girl, 8, was suspended for nine days for bringing to school what appeared to be about 30 "Jell-O shots." Under the school's ban on the possession or distribution of a lookalike, the girl's suspension will stand even though the gelatin contained no alcohol, a school official said.

OK, the principal can ascertain the severity of the situation by asking the girl how she came to bring the shots to school. Did she take them from home without her mother knowing? (good chance of alcohol and a good call on the principals part) No, her mother told her to bring them to school. What is the probability that the mother told the girl to sell alcohol shots to 4th graders? Not likely. Since when did little cups of Jell-O become a lookalike drug to 9 year olds. Does Bill Cosby's pitching Jell-O now make him a lookalike drug pusher?

Update:How about suspending teachers for the lookalike curricula they pass off or suspending kids for drinking water which looks like vodka.

Let's have a little fun with the lookalike criteria . . . any ideas?