Highschool student expelled for a year for having Advil

[ReiAyanami]

he should host his own right wing conservative talk show

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: sward666

Originally posted by: Leejai
i understand zero tolerance, but does that include zero common sense?

That's the whole point of zero tolerance - it removes the need for any common sense or good judgement.

I think zero tolerance is doing what it is supposed to. get the dangerous kids out of school!

anyway the school board is way to busy with stuff to worry about the kids. i mean they are such a nuisance. bring drugs to school you get suspended. no questions asked!

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Okay, that's the last straw. I'm starting a list of "People who Will Be Allowed to Survive the Coming Apocalyspe" - sign up now, space is limited - and then it's time to carpet-bomb the world.

- M4H

 

[Zombie]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: Zombie
not being a devil's advocate but isn't there a thin line between what medication is allowed and what is not ? What if the teen decided to share her pain killer? Suppose she gave it somebody who was turned out to be allergic to it. It might be a far fetched scenerio but can happen.

I could also st@b your eyeballs out with a pen.. What if you're allergic to the plastic in the pen and get a nasty eye socket infection? It's a bit far fetched but it could happen.


edit.. WAIT A MOMENT HERE.. "ST@B" IS A BANNED WORD ON ATOT?

well there is no school rule that says "No Pens on school grounds" atleast in this case. But you tell me what if she overdosed on those pills? Who is responsible? Why should the school take a chance?

 

[Bulk Beef]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: sward666

Originally posted by: Leejai
i understand zero tolerance, but does that include zero common sense?

That's the whole point of zero tolerance - it removes the need for any common sense or good judgement.

I think zero tolerance is doing what it is supposed to. get the dangerous kids out of school!

anyway the school board is way to busy with stuff to worry about the kids. i mean they are such a nuisance. bring drugs to school you get suspended. no questions asked!

Like I said, no common sense, no good judgement.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: Zombie
don't get me wrong, my first reaction was WTF. But drugs are a tricky thing they can silently react to other stuff that the person might be taking. Besides you never know this kids, what if she OD'ed on school grounds ? I bet you those same parents will be out to sue the school district.

And that is where we need to put a stop to the stupid people being able to sue. If people were just god damn responsible for their own actions then we wouldn't have all these stupid policies. Quit trying to blame your problems onto someone else.

KK

 

[ComputerMonkey]

Originally posted by: Metalloid
I can get suspended at my school for having cough drops.

Yes, if I am to take cough drops in school I must have a doctor's note, and they must be taken through the office (this means that the lady at the desk has to actually watch me ingest it).

Thats's just moronic. "Teacher Billy gave me a Halls. The vapour action burns!!!!! Ahhhhhh!! My parents are going to sue."

 

[gluck]

This is sheer BS!!

 

[conjur]

Yet, at my daughter's high school, some kid brought in some Zoloft and gave a few pills to another girl who was sent to the hospital in serious condition (but recovered quickly) is STILL in school and I don't even think got a suspension!!!

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: sward666

Originally posted by: Leejai
i understand zero tolerance, but does that include zero common sense?

That's the whole point of zero tolerance - it removes the need for any common sense or good judgement.

I think zero tolerance is doing what it is supposed to. get the dangerous kids out of school!

anyway the school board is way to busy with stuff to worry about the kids. i mean they are such a nuisance. bring drugs to school you get suspended. no questions asked!

Except that this isn't a street drug and this kid wasn't "dangerous". The end result is that a child is not going to get an education for a year. How is that a good thing, or did you not think that far ahead?

 

[Thoreau]

Originally posted by: Metalloid
I can get suspended at my school for having cough drops.

Yes, if I am to take cough drops in school I must have a doctor's note, and they must be taken through the office (this means that the lady at the desk has to actually watch me ingest it).

Wouldn't that take a while? I mean, they don't exactly dissolve in a matter of seconds.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: sward666

Originally posted by: Leejai
i understand zero tolerance, but does that include zero common sense?

That's the whole point of zero tolerance - it removes the need for any common sense or good judgement.

I think zero tolerance is doing what it is supposed to. get the dangerous kids out of school!

anyway the school board is way to busy with stuff to worry about the kids. i mean they are such a nuisance. bring drugs to school you get suspended. no questions asked!

Except that this isn't a street drug and this kid wasn't "dangerous". The end result is that a child is not going to get an education for a year. How is that a good thing, or did you not think that far ahead?

Not dangerous!? she was shareing midol! do you know what that is for!? It keeps nutcase women from being total b!tches! that is a deadly drug if ever seen one!

Stuff like that need to be nipped in the bud! bring drugs to school= get suspended for life! darn druggies!

 

[Thoreau]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Okay, that's the last straw. I'm starting a list of "People who Will Be Allowed to Survive the Coming Apocalyspe" - sign up now, space is limited - and then it's time to carpet-bomb the world.

- M4H

That's gonna be one *really* short list. Well, it will be if you want only people who are more intelligent than my little toe to survive.

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: nick1985
everyone is way to fvckin liberal these days..

Zero tolerance is a by product of Nancy Reagan's "Just say no" campaign.
Hardly a liberal, I would say.
Too PC, sure, I'll go along w/ that.
Stupid, Yeah, I'll agree with that.

 

[TommyVercetti]

What's next, expelling someone for talking about Php?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: sward666

Originally posted by: Leejai
i understand zero tolerance, but does that include zero common sense?

That's the whole point of zero tolerance - it removes the need for any common sense or good judgement.

I think zero tolerance is doing what it is supposed to. get the dangerous kids out of school!

anyway the school board is way to busy with stuff to worry about the kids. i mean they are such a nuisance. bring drugs to school you get suspended. no questions asked!

Except that this isn't a street drug and this kid wasn't "dangerous". The end result is that a child is not going to get an education for a year. How is that a good thing, or did you not think that far ahead?

Not dangerous!? she was shareing midol! do you know what that is for!? It keeps nutcase women from being total b!tches! that is a deadly drug if ever seen one!

Stuff like that need to be nipped in the bud! bring drugs to school= get suspended for life! darn druggies!

Hmm....the needle on my sarcasm meter is moving around, but I can't quit get a fix on the source......

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: sward666

Originally posted by: Leejai
i understand zero tolerance, but does that include zero common sense?

That's the whole point of zero tolerance - it removes the need for any common sense or good judgement.

I think zero tolerance is doing what it is supposed to. get the dangerous kids out of school!

anyway the school board is way to busy with stuff to worry about the kids. i mean they are such a nuisance. bring drugs to school you get suspended. no questions asked!

Except that this isn't a street drug and this kid wasn't "dangerous". The end result is that a child is not going to get an education for a year. How is that a good thing, or did you not think that far ahead?

Not dangerous!? she was shareing midol! do you know what that is for!? It keeps nutcase women from being total b!tches! that is a deadly drug if ever seen one!

Stuff like that need to be nipped in the bud! bring drugs to school= get suspended for life! darn druggies!

Hmm....the needle on my sarcasm meter is moving around, but I can't quit get a fix on the source......

yeah i would get that checked out. they are deadly when not working right.

 

[SagaLore]

I wonder if school personnel get their kicks out of this. A way to defeat kids out of spite... Everytime I read one of these, I'm reminded of that song "Another Brick in the Wall". My observation of the trend in the school system is that those administering it are just there for a power trip.

 

[Looney]

Good! It's a fact that Advil is a gateway drugs to harder substance abuse.

 

[gwlam12]

i bought dayquil to school once. i wonder what wouldve happened if i got caught.

 

[gwlam12]

and what about cough drops?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Good! It's a fact that Advil is a gateway drugs to harder substance abuse.

darn right! first its advil! then the pill wich leads to sex! then tylonal->weed->cocaine->pcp->everything!


we have to stop them NOW!

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Zombie
not being a devil's advocate but isn't there a thin line between what medication is allowed and what is not ? What if the teen decided to share her pain killer? Suppose she gave it somebody who was turned out to be allergic to it. It might be a far fetched scenerio but can happen.

And, suppose a student trips and falls on the newly sharpened end of a pencil that I gave them in class... Maybe I shouldn't make them so sharp?

Seriously, there's something wrong with the system when the penalty for Advil = the penalty for hand gun.
(gun, IIRC, is pretty much an automatic 1 year expulsion, at least in NY state. Rules vary from state to state of course)

 

[Mr N8]

That's completely wrong. The school board appears to be a bunch of heartless bastards. The poor kid and her family are going to have to come up with money for a private school, or move. That's a pretty steep consequence for possessing advil.

 

[Bootprint]

Do they check the teachers for this contraband?