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Massachusetts school bans candy on Valentine's Day

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    Is school overstepping its boundaries?

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At the Horace Mann elementary school in -- it's not a war on Valentine's Day it's moral war on Valentine's Day -- It in email the school principal is asking parents not to send candy to squeal with their kids on February 14.

Instead he's asking parents to send in pencils stamps bookmarks.

Or a nice note to share with other students on the big day that is the exact right role for a school to play for the government to play in helping us especially our children.

Try to eat more hopefully.

Emily Norton plays the no saint Valentine's Day candy email on her blog great Newton school start war she remembers well what happened last year.

Last year was health.

The second grader and a -- -- came back with bags full of candy cake.

Lollipops garbage they -- half -- it already in school the other half they fought over.

Eight the rest or try to take away from the and they screamed.

I was like never -- this is not this there's -- -- should not be making my job course it's not like my children do not good enough candy believe me but.

Is the principles vision of a sugar free Valentine's Day overstepping his authority some say yes I think that's -- a little too far.

I think they can limit the number of pieces of -- that they have anything goes too far.

Some of these we'll just take away two well.

A lot of the stuff and other religious aspect out -- indeed -- next thing you know.

You know maybe sending kids to school snow suits in May -- I think it's crazy now let kids be kids.

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