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But are blaming the Philadelphis School system, and Gov. Corbett for funding cuts.
This is what we've become as an entitlement nation.
The father was called, but "assumed" that she was being taken care of. The fathers girlfriend was also called, but also "assumed" that she was taken care of.
In fact, the father was so indifferent, that he said that he would take care of her when she got home!
"Daniel Burch, Laporshia’s father, is outraged. He says he received a call from the school saying that his daughter felt sick but assumed she was with a nurse. He told his daughter he would take care of her when she got home."
Ths school could have called the parents and 9 11. If the child had fallen and broken an arm, would the school have contacted the parent and waited for the parent to act? What if the parent was not able to be contacted?
The school should be responsible for the child safety until the parent or EMS arrives; not up until the parent is contacted.
Each state is different in its rules for what a school can do for a student during an emergency. Without knowing the rules in PA, or even the school system protocols, it's almost impossible from this vantage point to say who was a fault, or if anyone was. What someone would consider "common sense", no matter which side you come down on here, may not apply.
Is this tragic? Yes. Will there be lawsuits? Undoubtedly.
My question is: did the student have a rescue inhaler at school, or EpiPens (assuming this was an allergic reaction)?
In recent years, in loco parentis has been used largely to justify the power of the school — to search student lockers, to require its athletes to submit to drug tests, to enforce a dress code, or to prohibit certain types of speech or conduct. At the heart of the doctrine, however, is a doctrine for a duty of care. The students have been entrusted to the school, the teachers, and the administrators, who must look out for their interest. The power of the school to regulate student conduct comes from their duty to ensure their safety and sound education.
OP, I see you are one of those who will make everything about politics. If the girl said he couldn't breathe y should've called 911. It's as simple as that.
But are blaming the Philadelphis School system, and Gov. Corbett for funding cuts.
This is what we've become as an entitlement nation.
The father was called, but "assumed" that she was being taken care of. The fathers girlfriend was also called, but also "assumed" that she was taken care of.
In fact, the father was so indifferent, that he said that he would take care of her when she got home!
"Daniel Burch, Laporshia’s father, is outraged. He says he received a call from the school saying that his daughter felt sick but assumed she was with a nurse. He told his daughter he would take care of her when she got home."
My daughter has had asthma problems since she was a toddler. Never stopped her from competing in sports or any other activity. My wife and I made it a priority to ensure the school, teachers, administators and coaches were aware of her condition. A rescue inhaler was always at the ready even when we were not around. She had many asthma attacks over the years that were immediately dealt with no problems.
WHY? because as the parents we held ourselves responsible and not anyone else.
I've seen this pox on our GreatSociety towards victimhood grow and grow over the years more so with those of lessor means for whatever reason and welfare mentality.
Both the parents and the school are culpable in this case. The only one that suffered was the little girl suffocating to death while everyone around her stood by with their fingers up their asses. BOTH the parents and school faculty should be held accountable.
OP, I see you are one of those who will make everything about politics. If the girl said he couldn't breathe y should've called 911. It's as simple as that.
There are a million reasons why the parents couldn't come pick the child up. My parents worked over an hour from my school in elementary school. By the time they were able to finagle time off (which is not always possible) and finish up stuff in the office, it would be more than 2 hours before they could pick me up. It seems like in this case, waiting 2 hours was probably already too late. As a result, my parents had a rule: unless something was broken, I was throwing up, or the school DETERMINED IT WAS AN EMERGENCY BY SENDING ME TO THE ER, they would not pick me up. This was to curtail the old "I've got the sniffles and want to go home before a test" situation.
Today, some people have to chose between leaving to take care of a sick kid or losing their job. The article indicates that the school just told the parents that the child "wasn't feeling well." It's allergy and cold season - I haven't "felt well" in a week but still go to work every day (along with a lot of other allergy sufferers sneezing and coughing through). I don't know from the article that the school communicated that the girl was having difficulty breathing. If that was the case, especially with a known case of asthma, calling the parents should have been the 2nd phone call after calling 911 and figuring out which hospital the child would be taken to.
There are a million reasons why the parents couldn't come pick the child up. My parents worked over an hour from my school in elementary school. By the time they were able to finagle time off (which is not always possible) and finish up stuff in the office, it would be more than 2 hours before they could pick me up. It seems like in this case, waiting 2 hours was probably already too late. As a result, my parents had a rule: unless something was broken, I was throwing up, or the school DETERMINED IT WAS AN EMERGENCY BY SENDING ME TO THE ER, they would not pick me up. This was to curtail the old "I've got the sniffles and want to go home before a test" situation.
Today, some people have to chose between leaving to take care of a sick kid or losing their job. The article indicates that the school just told the parents that the child "wasn't feeling well." It's allergy and cold season - I haven't "felt well" in a week but still go to work every day (along with a lot of other allergy sufferers sneezing and coughing through). I don't know from the article that the school communicated that the girl was having difficulty breathing. If that was the case, especially with a known case of asthma, calling the parents should have been the 2nd phone call after calling 911 and figuring out which hospital the child would be taken to.
Did the school know the child had asthma problems?
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