Ohio’s Miami Valley Career Technology Center Awarded Donkey Of The Day

Ohio’s Miami Valley Career Technology Center has been awarded Donkey Of The Day for suspending a student over a bag of chips causing her to miss her prom.

A bizarre but well-deserved Donkey Of The Day, the Miami Valley Career Technology Center in Clayton, Ohio thought it was a good idea to suspend a student named Ali Guy.

Now, why was Ali suspended from school, you ask?

Ali took some Taki’s corn chips to school with her.

Because a teacher at the Miami Valley Career Technology Center happened to be allergic to an ingredient in said corn chip, Ali was suspended 🤦🏾‍♂️

Amber Guy, Ali’s mother, had this to say…

“The school principal called her down to the office and at that point, they asked her if she ate the chips, she said yes, and they suspended her for five days.”

As a result, Ali is being forced to miss her upcoming senior prom.

With that in mind, Amber added…

“For her, it was a big deal. She probably tried on 50 dresses before she picked up the right dress, it’s probably her only prom she would be able to go to because she graduates in December. They’re taking away a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her.”

Miami Valley Career Technology Center and Superintendent Nick Weldy had this to say in a statement…

“The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) has taken disciplinary action against a student for non-compliance with an established rule regarding food consumption on campus involving a staff member with a severe/life-threatening allergy. The issue arose due to the student eating the allergen in an instructional area where such items are prohibited. Signage is posted in multiple locations notifying students, staff and visitors of this sensitive and restricted area of the campus. The discipline measure is not an arbitrary restriction but a necessary precaution to ensure the safety of a staff member who faces severe, life-threatening allergies to certain foods.

Under the guidelines outlined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), MVCTC must safeguard the well-being of all individuals, including students and staff, within the district. Just as the district would attend to the needs of a student with life-threatening peanut allergies, it extends the same level of care and consideration to accommodate the allergies of staff members who work with our students and who have the right to a safe work environment.

The school has taken proactive steps to communicate these rules since the beginning of each school year, with signage displayed throughout the designated area and a formal acknowledgment process for students who will be taught in several restricted classrooms and a short hallway area. Every student who learns in this particular area of the campus, in conjunction with their parent or guardian, acknowledges their understanding of the prohibition on consuming products containing the allergen in the specified area by signing a written document.

MVCTC will continue to enforce our guidelines to provide the safest learning and teaching environment possible.”

Amber concluded with…

“There’s a sign like no corn with the corn on the cob, at 7:30 in the morning, not many people are thinking ‘Oh, does this have corn in it?’.”

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