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weissmam

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17. the teacher and I use the term loosly needs to watch

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 06:33 PM

Feb 2015

themselves for the next ten years or so

(only saying if that was my daughter)

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Student Refused Inhaler Because She Forgot Part Of Her School Uniform [View all] KamaAina Feb 2015 OP

I guess stupid school officials are not an exclusively American phenomenon. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #1

Right? I was thinking this had to be the great state of (fill in blank), puts conformity above all. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #2

Nah..Once you leave American shores, you realize that whathehell Feb 2015 #23

I assumed I was clicking on a story from Florida. Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #30

The are few forces in the world that are 100% free from all discrimination. iandhr Feb 2015 #9

This is why asthmatic kids should always carry their inhalers: tblue37 Feb 2015 #36

Apparently, although the US has laws saying kids can carry their inhalers, some schools still tblue37 Feb 2015 #37

No schools cannot deny medication. gordianot Feb 2015 #3

So England has it's share of Tealiban too I see. OregonBlue Feb 2015 #4

The one thing I hated when in school was having to go to the principal or nurse to use my inhaler. Glassunion Feb 2015 #5

From the work I've done at schools Ilsa Feb 2015 #13

I am always a bit panicky if I do not have my inhaler. rogerashton Feb 2015 #6

Me too. It's so scary to have an attack and not have an inhaler on hand. n/t FourScore Feb 2015 #14

This will probably, and should, result in the teacher being disciplined. Shrike47 Feb 2015 #7

You have to wonder what the teachers other great ideas are when a student misplaces Jefferson23 Feb 2015 #8

Disgusting LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #10

Over a necktie!? I hereby suggest that next time David Cameron loses his kids in a bar, forest444 Feb 2015 #11

This sounds like a criminal action. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #12

Good grief, talk about assault Warpy Feb 2015 #15

Thank Goodness it Wasn't My Child, imthevicar Feb 2015 #16

the teacher and I use the term loosly needs to watch weissmam Feb 2015 #17

Holy crap, am I ever lucky it was only my glasses my PE teacher confiscated Hekate Feb 2015 #18

I understand. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2015 #32

Like you, I hated sports. deafskeptic Feb 2015 #33

That goes so far beyond stupid TxDemChem Feb 2015 #19

Headline! sulphurdunn Feb 2015 #20

Because severe respiratory distress is a perfectly appropriate consequence Nye Bevan Feb 2015 #21

Or death! If my son had been without his inhaler, he would have died. nt tblue37 Feb 2015 #35

First of all... FiveGoodMen Feb 2015 #22

Sounds like the teacher is indeed guilty of attempted homicide DFW Feb 2015 #24

This is an outrage. It's not like an inhaler is a goddamn iPhone. smirkymonkey Feb 2015 #25

And this is why I never take collateral. knitter4democracy Feb 2015 #26

You make some very good points. Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #31

Weapons grade stupidity. Geez....... WillowTree Feb 2015 #27

In the wake of the incident and a poor school inspection, headteacher Trevor Langston resigned. niyad Feb 2015 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #29

Not a good link. Doesn't even mention school name. valerief Feb 2015 #34

WTF? it's not a phone it's a heath care emergency that you LittleGirl Feb 2015 #38