Girl gives classmate her inhaler due to an asthma attack. This broke a rule about sharing medicine. Could be 30 days in an alternative school for both.

 

Black and white rules are a challenge for schools.

 

 

 

Texas Middle Schooler Who Had Asthma Attack Is Punished for Accepting Classmate?s Inhaler - The Root

Agreed. They're impossible for administrators to deal with and reflect a complete lack of common sense on the part of decision-makers, school boards, and parent groups that seem to need them in place.

Makes you wonder what would happen if a student overdosed on heroin and another student was able to revive him or her with their own, prescribed Narcan kit.

Agreed. They're impossible for administrators to deal with and reflect a complete lack of common sense on the part of decision-makers, school boards, and parent groups that seem to need them in place.

 

I have mixed feelings, you can't have kids sharing medications.

I have mixed feelings, you can't have kids sharing medications.

 

I don't disagree. The problem is rules with zero tolerance enforcement that have no leeway for those enforcing. It allows for no subtlety or subjective analysis on the part of exactly the people who are put in a place to make those sort of decisions.

 

I don't like them in a courtroom and I ESPECIALLY don't like them in a classroom.

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I don't disagree. The problem is rules with zero tolerance enforcement that have no leeway for those enforcing. It allows for no subtlety or subjective analysis on the part of exactly the people who are put in a place to make those sort of decisions.

 

I don't like them in a courtroom and I ESPECIALLY don't like them in a classroom.

 

We agree, as a society we have to hire good teachers, school administrators, police officers, Prosecutors/Judges (elect/appoint) and let each of those people have meaningful discretion.

I have mixed feelings, you can't have kids sharing medications.

 

i agree. This was an emergent situation though. One kid with asthma seeing another one struggle to breathe. It would be a natural instinct with the best of intentions. On the other hand, inhalers are prescriptions. I would hope the urgency of the situation would outweigh a well intentioned lapse in judgement. The girls are only 12.

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i agree. This was an emergent situation though. One kid with asthma seeing another one struggle to breathe. It would be a natural instinct with the best of intentions. On the other hand, inhalers are prescriptions. I would hope the urgency of the situation would outweigh a well intentioned lapse in judgement. The girls are only 12.

I'd bet a good attorney would somehow get a good samaritan case going on this one and the school district would suffer if they didn't recant the suspension

They were not passing around Adderall.

 

Save a life or get suspended. Seems correct choice was made.

 

The question to the school is - is it better to die or let someone die in such a circumstance?

What if the child would have died due to an allergy to the inhaler?

(That may not be possible)

 

Point is school has to cover its butt. If an arbitrator decides the punishment is too harsh then great come back to school.

 

Kids can't pass around medication. (repeating)

They're called "rescue inhalers" for a reason.

What if the child would have died due to an allergy to the inhaler?

(That may not be possible)

 

Point is school has to cover its butt. If an arbitrator decides the punishment is too harsh then great come back to school.

 

Kids can't pass around medication. (repeating)

 

All rescue inhalers are albuterol inhalers. ProAir, Proventil, and Ventolin are interchangeable. In fact many MDs write for their RXs "Albuterol HFA, sub per formulary" as all 3 are the same and insurances often only cover 1.

If I am not mistaken neither student have yet served any time in the alternative school or suspension?

 

I am okay with a school having to check into everything and go through this process. But I'm going to guess that all punishments will be waved, at least I hope.

 

The parents of the girl who took the inhaler are okay with it, and even stated that her asthma has caused her to be in ICU? Not sure if the parent meant the ER.

 

I see the seriousness in this, but I am hoping it works out for both of these girls.