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POSTED BY EIZ ON THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY, 2012, 7:14 AM
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A New Haven principal is on leave after his students experimented with a strange fad called "The
Cinnamon Challenge" in the cafeteria. The "challenge" involves attempting to swallow a spoonful
of cinnamon. The New Haven Register reports that Clinton ...
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CINNAMON CHALLENGE
POSTED BYO EIZ N THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY, 2012, 7:14 AM
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February 1, 2012 10:42 AM PrintText Conn.
principal on leave after witnessing
students take "Cinnamon Challenge"
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(Credit: istockphoto) (CBS) NEW HAVEN,
Conn. - A New Haven principal is on leave
after his students experimented with a strange fad called "The Cinnamon Challenge" in the
cafeteria.
The New Haven Register reports that Clinton Avenue School Principal Carmen Ana Rodriguez
allegedly witnessed a student or students trying this bizarre challenge at lunchtime and did nothing
to stop it, according to anonymous sources.
Chief Operative Officer William Clark confirmed Rodriguez has been placed on administrative
leave while the district and state Department of Children and Families investigate the situation.
Dr. David Katz, the director and founder of the Yale University Prevention Research Center, said he
was not aware of the fad, but thinks it is a potentially dangerous game.
"I think there is a real hazard here. I think for the most part it will cause a lot of coughing and
sputtering," he said. "Some will end up aspirating cinnamon and some could have acute
respiratory distress."
Foreign materials aspirated into the lungs could cause particular respiratory distress for kids with
asthma. While the risk of death is remote, Katz said it is not out of the question.
Personally, I take a cinnamon dose on the regular for blood sugar, cholesterol and arthritis. It
works wonders. I have yet to choke and die. Carry on kids.