Drop some cookie crumbs in a classmate's lunchbox. Go to jail.

That was the recipe for a Kentucky 8th-grader who crumbled some peanut butter cookies into the lunchbox of a fellow student -- one who happened to have a severe allergy to peanuts. The 13-year-old was charged with felony wanton endangerment.

You've got to wonder. Was this a malicious attempt to do away with a fellow student? Or a stupid prank by a muddle-headed teen who thought he might cause hives at worst, not a deadly reaction?

It raises new questions about what can be a weapon in schools. Maybe, besides metal detectors, we need body searches for peanut products. With the occurrence of serious food allergies rising, the notion of contraband may vastly expand.

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