And the pussification of America continues to grow......

At one school, in a related development, making butter also joined the list of banned activities in L.A. Unified.

For 15 years, substitute teacher Prentiss Moore has made butter with elementary-school students in a much-anticipated lesson.

"It is a standards-based lesson with elements of science, social studies, language arts and art," said Moore, 67. "I've done it over 500 times, always with the permission of the teacher, and being careful about allergies.

"The finished butter is served to the class on crackers," he said.

Berndt has been accused of serving students tainted cookies, which prompted one parent at a North Hollywood campus to question Moore's buttered crackers.

"Let's be wise," Moore said the principal told him. "Let's not do our butter lesson."

Moore, who has high regard for the principal, said, "The issue to me is how the good teachers are besmirched by the actions of a few."

Former school board member Genethia Hudley-Hayes perceives overreaction by administrators.

"I've done the butter lesson when I taught kindergarten and first grade," she said.

"It's fun. It has educational value."

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