Let Them Smell Sharpies: Third Grader Suspended for Savoring Marker's Scent

There’s a time in every child’s life when the fruity, esterified scents of Mr. Sketch markers–even the heady mint of the green one–just don’t cut it anymore. A tang of mediocrity emanates from that yellow box of Crayolas, the Marks-a-lots smell like grandpa, and the tinny, headache-inducing aroma of those slim Vis-a-Vis types is best left for one’s teacher and the overhead projector. It’s Sharpie time: quick-drying, permanent on most surfaces, and oh, that whiff of danger.