JELLY BRACELETS BANNED IN SCHOOLS

I can always rely on the school kids to come up with something new and this story is an example. It concerns the banning of colored plastic bracelets by school systems in Florida and Ohio.

Students at Mansfield Middle School have been told to take the jelly bracelets off while in school because some say they represent sexual coupons for teenagers. Different colors stand for different acts -- everything from hugging to oral sex and intercourse.

Officials say that it's not a done deal that kids with the bracelets are having sex, but they don't want to take chances.

I asked my 15-year-old son about the bracelets and he didn't know about any sexual coupon connotation. So, this practice may be isolated to only a few schools.

[Update 11/17/03] For the past week I've been getting many search engine hits on this post and didn't know why. Thanks to Boots and Sabers, I've been enlightened on the subject. Their post and comment thread provides a comprehensive overview of the subject of jelly bracelets. Click here.