Starting last Thursday Vanguard put into effect it's brand new ban on probably it's most popular school store item. The spicy, red-stained, crunchy snacks deemed as one of students' preferred morsel of meals, of course we are talking about Chester Cheetah's very own Flaming Hot Cheetos. But Vanguard isn't the only school putting an end to the distribution of Hot Cheetos in their school, school's all over the U.S. have implemented their own Hot Cheetos ban, including schools in California, New Mexico and right here in Illinois.
Mr. Marckos, our resident P.E. teacher and health aficionado broke down the whole reasoning behind they were even banned in the first place.
Here are some reasons why;
They made a terrible mess of our technology. If you've ever consumed Hot Cheetos in your lifetime, you are well aware of the red residue that get's left behind on your fingers after you've eaten them. It can get pretty messy pretty fast. Now what most people do after that is usually lick their fingers clean and begin to touch things, which is really gross.
Here at Vanguard all of our keyboards on our computers are white, so that and all the red residue on people's hands don't mix pretty well. A few of our in house service learners had the task of wiping down all the keyboards in the school, even yours truly and let me tell you, it's not very enjoyable.
So at the the end of the day, either keyboards stopped working because we had to wipe them down so much or they too much gunk built up in the crevices of each button that rendered them unusable.
There are major health concerns regarding Hot Cheetos. Experts have reported that they can be addictive and over consumption may lead to many gastrointestinal problems such as GERD which has led to various cases in which kids get taken to the E.R. for that exact reason. Let us not forget to mention that Hot Cheetos aren't very good for you either, each bag contains 26 grams of fat and a quarter of your daily recommended amount of sodium.
A few Vipers shared there thoughts with me on the ban.
"I hate them, I'm glad we don't have to constantly clean our keyboards now," declared Jorge Cervantes.
"I think it's messed up. They still sell them in the cafeteria but just for more money, kids are still going to buy them. Banning them in school isn't going to stop anyone from eating them. It just doesn't make sense, I'm pretty sure there's still stuff in the school store that's equally as unhealthy," said Danielle Pettibone.
"I don't really care, they make me violently ill, I usually try to stay away from them," admitted Sage Lockwood.
"I could care less, I haven't eaten them since like freshman year. It's just really funny to see people so upset about it, it's just chips," said Kenny Grein
"I was a frequent buyer of Hot Cheetos. Every little bite and crunch made me forget about all my thoughts and everything around me. Hot Cheetos took me to a place where I could relax and I can't do that anymore," said an enraged Randy Santos.
Love 'em or hate 'em, Hot Cheetos are banned.
By: Eli Martinez
