3/19/14 - The Linden Community Schools district says an incident involving a classroom of fifth graders that sampled non-alcoholic beer as part of a history lesson was a bad decision but an honest mistake made by adults. A teacher at Hyatt Elementary allowed students to sample O'Doul's, which was brought to school by a student March 6th to represent ale common in the 1700âs as part of a lesson on colonial times. The studentâs father checked with the teacher first and Superintendent Ed Koledo says the label clearly stated non-alcoholic malt beverage, so the teacher was mortified to learn it contained trace amounts of alcohol. Criminal charges are not being pursued against the teacher as there was no intent or malice involved but Koledo tells WHMI the incident was not taken lightly. He says the veteran teacher has a great reputation and believes made an honest mistake. Koledo says some parents were under the assumption that the district didnât do anything and stressed appropriate disciplinary action was taken. Koledo says the district began investigating immediately after learning of the incident but due to some snow days and interviews, the investigation it wasnât completed until last Friday when a letter was also sent home to all parents. Koledo says the principal also spoke to the entire 5th grade class to make sure that they knew the mistake was the result of adult decisions and no students were in trouble. (JM)
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