This infuriates me so much that I want to contact the school!!!
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_0n_401.htm
wow. if that were me, my mom would've had that principal on his knees begging for forgiveness. if it were my kid, i'd make sure the principal was on his knees begging for my forgiveness(haha)
This is so ridiculous!!! If he were passing out gum or sweet tarts would his have happened? UGH! People are so stupid!
it's almost laughable how dumb they're being. any parent bringing in treats for a class could lace cupcakes with LSD too. i don't see them banning birthday treats any time soon.
(ok, des moines schools banned homemade treats, but that had to do with a Hep A outbreak about 13 years ago. everything has to be pre-packaged now for "safety"... but that's besides the point...) :o)
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That is a ridiculous story. I agree with C that any other kind of sweet or food could be laced with LSD. The principal obviously didn`t even take the time to do any research. Anyway, if I were the parents, I would definitely take the administration to court. I know $2000 is a lot of money, but there is no possible way they would lose the case.
Interesting - Even more interesting are the replies here that you would take the school to court. The ridiculous overly litigious society we have become is the reason for 'no tolerance' policies like this. It was a misunderstanding, and although the school overreacted, this only happened due to the need for them to protect themselves from lawsuit happy parents. What if one student were allergic to it? What if one had choked on it? What if they really were laced with other substances? Although these seem like ridiculous questions to some, it is on the mind of every school administrator in the country every day, and is a lesson learned by all.
That is the most idiotic thing I think I've ever read! Public school systems can be so unreasonable with the most simple of things. According to both the principal and the superintendent (with PhDs), the whole world is on drugs. We should all write letters of complaint.
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Adam Interesting - Even more interesting are the replies here that you would take the school to court. The ridiculous overly litigious society we have become is the reason for 'no tolerance' policies like this. It was a misunderstanding, and although the school overreacted, this only happened due to the need for them to protect themselves from lawsuit happy parents. What if one student were allergic to it? What if one had choked on it? What if they really were laced with other substances? Although these seem like ridiculous questions to some, it is on the mind of every school administrator in the country every day, and is a lesson learned by all.
I don't necessarily think they should take the school to court and sue for a billion dollars, but I do think they should take it court to have the suspension stricken from his record. When he is in high school looking at colleges and applying for certain scholarships and grants, they will look at his school records. Having the suspension and in-school suspension on the there, especially if it just says something like "passing out OTC drugs", will affect his ability to get scholarships and grants. He most likely wouldn't even be considered for honors such as NHS (Nat'l Honor Society) or NCYL (Nat'l Council on Youth Leadership). It's unfortunate how the school handled a simple situation.
There's ignorance and then there's IGNORANCE. I agree with the others who pointed out that any of the treats can be laced with something. Even if it is pre-wrapped or whatever. How hard is it to to put the wrapper back on a piece of candy? Speaking of candy, that's what Glucose Tabs look like, not medicine as someone in the article stated.
all because the label said 'glucose tabs' instead of 'sweet tarts' or 'rockets'? ridiculous! cause candy candy can't be laced with anything unless it is called a glucose tablet. wow, i guess we can stop checking our kids' halloween candy then unless someone starts handing out glucose tabs. i agree with fighting to take this off his record.
I am saddened by this in a way that I haven't felt since I was first diagnosed. It's hard enough, being so young. I hope they give the kid a break and realize they made a mistake.
That's ridiculous! I used to give glucose tabs to my curious friends when I was younger haha but teachers always knew what they were and what they were for-- but I made it my responsibility to tell them before the school year even started. It's amazing how ignorant school administration can be. Why not just ask a biology teacher what glucose tablets are? I'm joking of course, but I'd require some major payback for this mistake!
Wow- how disheartening. I wonder if they read the ingredients, that would have clear it up right away. There is some of the same stuff in the energy gels marketed to athletes... Hopefully the ADA will help out.
You know it's funny that this was brought up because today I had to pick my sisters and brother (who is also T1) and 2 other kids early from school today and my brother looked at me and said kimi pull over eat something you look low...sure enough I was and I had glucose tabs in my car and he wanted one just because they were his favorite and his best friend was like i want one and Ty was like no it's for us only. And I had already read the article and was like wow this is crazy!
Wow that is amazing that your brother can know that you are low by looking at you... That is kind of cool actually!