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Phoenix61

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11. I'll give you one better

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2018, 12:58 PM

Mar 2018

Parents who lie to their child's pediatrician about their child's behavior to get the medication in the first place. It's amazing how many children I have worked with over the years who are diagnosed with ADHD but clearly don't have it.

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A striking teacher's reality: [View all] kpete Mar 2018 OP

This is heartbreaking. Ohiogal Mar 2018 #1

It's been like this forever. Not new problems, unfortunately. GreenPartyVoter Mar 2018 #3

True, in the 1970s until 2000 my sister worked at a poor school csziggy Mar 2018 #12

And Obama Land and Bush Land and Clinton Land and Bush Land and Reagan Land el_bryanto Mar 2018 #7

You are correct................ MyOwnPeace Mar 2018 #10

How have we let SO MUCH MAINTENANCE slide?. . . n/t annabanana Mar 2018 #2

Can I adopt a class? greymattermom Mar 2018 #4

Teachers are on the front line of the American reality. nature-lover Mar 2018 #5

Any parents who would sell their children's medication need to be arrested for child endangerment MichMan Mar 2018 #6

My job brings me into many NYC schools Squinch Mar 2018 #8

heartbreaking. But the last point about "selling their children's medication" ecstatic Mar 2018 #9

I'll give you one better Phoenix61 Mar 2018 #11