The teenager said she started taking birth-control pills over the summer, a decision made with her mother, her boyfriend and a doctor. The pill is supposed to be taken at the same time every day. So when school started in the fall, she kept up with her daily routine during school hours.I don't know, I think the major lesson here is: retain legal counsel and sue.
According to school policies, her pills should have been kept in the school clinic. But the student said she did not see the logic in making a special trip to see the nurse, a relative stranger, each day during her 25-minute lunch break. She preferred to take the pill on her own. She tried to be discreet but she got caught.
The teenager and her mother maintain that the decision to take birth-control pills is personal. Now that private choice has been shared with her principal and many teachers. On Thursday, a long table full of school officials weighed her case at a hearing.
While the student awaits a decision on whether she will be expelled, she said she has learned one major lesson: It's important "to read the fine print."
-The Washington Post
Surely some enterprising young attorney would love to bug the bejesus out of the school board and make his name in the growth industry of post-Griswold jurisprudence.
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Yeah, my old school had something like that with medication, including asthma inhalers. Because having a coughing fit in the middle of class is a perfect time to run off to the school nurse.
All these regs must be post 1990... I used to toke up by the tennis courts during home room with impunity - not ever really fearing getting caught or expelled... and students could administer whatever drugs they liked themselves without any oversite. Oh - we didn't have metal detectors either.
Friggin' police state.
Gee, I wonder what they'd do if they caught someone eatin' their own boogers.
Oh my, this is but a glimpse into why our public education system is dysfunctional. But anything to protect the children, yo.
I don't know, I think the major lesson here is: retain legal counsel and sue.
Do fish have a word for "water," IOZ?
There's a sign outside the school - "drug free zone."
The girl brought in her own drugs, which she self-administered.
It's an open-and-shut case.
Beat down the ones who are independent, ignore the ones who need help. Thanks, public education!
I second the lawsuit idea - if the school administrators want to be idiots, then flog 'em.
-Barry
Mistah - does caffeine count as a drg.
Just sayin...open and shut!
Mr. Tibbs --
Gosh, it was fun to type that.
And how about chocolate?
Ditto: Friggin' police state.
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