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I think that the punishment should be whatever the written policy says it is. In our school district, I think it's a suspension. I agree with the poster that said that it's pretty standard policy to not allow students to have ANY drugs OTC or prescription in their possession and it's kind of a "duh" moment for a parent not to know that.
You're missing my point. These overly zealous precautions have been put in place after ridiculous lawsuits against school districts. A child brings Tylenol to school with their parents' permission. They either give some to a friend or someone takes it from their backpack when they aren't looking. Maybe the kid has a bad reaction to Tylenol. Maybe they purposefully overdose. The second kid dies and their parents are heartbroken. They sue the school for failing to provide a safe environment and win. Who pays up? The taxpayers. The settlement money ultimately comes out of the same pot the district would have used on our kids.
What we need to be tired of is people thinking every one of life's misfortunes is an opportunity to cash in. Nowadays you can't have accidents. You can't have rotten luck. You can't have a kid coming across something they shouldn't or making a tragic mistake. It's all about finding someone to blame and suing their butt off. Until we as a society get past that and learn to recognize the difference between actually being harmed by someone else's extreme negligence and the tragedy of a terrible accident, we will continue to see public entities going to extremes to lessen risk. If we don't like that as a society, we need to work to change the laws.
I understood you and I agree 100%. My comment was meant more as a commentary that litigiousness can cut both ways and perhaps it will.
I think that the punishment should be whatever the written policy says it is. In our school district, I think it's a suspension. I agree with the poster that said that it's pretty standard policy to not allow students to have ANY drugs OTC or prescription in their possession and it's kind of a "duh" moment for a parent not to know that.
I think that the punishment should be whatever the written policy says it is. In our school district, I think it's a suspension. I agree with the poster that said that it's pretty standard policy to not allow students to have ANY drugs OTC or prescription in their possession and it's kind of a "duh" moment for a parent not to know that.
It is possible. While some contain only menthol or Vitamin C, others do and can contain medications, common example are the ones that numb your throat. There are other lozenges that actually have cough suppressant medication in them; taking a cough drop of this sort would be equivalent to taking a dose of Robitussin DM.
Forget knowing what's in the student handbook - there are people who most likely don't know that their student handbook exists. I'm constantly amazed when there is an event listed on the school calendar and we are sent multiple reminders via memo and e-mail and parents still say "what event?" Seriously?
Even without consulting the handbook this 11 year old should know better. What were they thinking? You can't share OTC medication in school? Hmm let's see, we can't share our snack or any kind of food for that matter and we can't share chapstick or hair brushes but I guess cough drops aren't food or chapstick or hairbrushes so they are ok.
While i amy thinkt eh degree is not right. if that is the rules and consequenheces then it should be apllied. They can be chanegd if others agree enough.
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