Student Refused Inhaler Because She Forgot Part Of Her School Uniform

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36. This is why asthmatic kids should always carry their inhalers:

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/ryan-gibbons-12-died-because-school-took-his-asthma-inhaler-now-mom-wants-law-changed-stop
Ryan Gibbons was only 12 years old when he died from a severe asthma attack during recess at school. He would have simply reached for the prescription inhaler that he always carried with him, but his school took it away and locked it in the principal’s office.

As Ryan gasped for air, his friends picked him up and carried him to the office where his inhaler was held. But they couldn’t get there in time. Ryan passed out before they reached his potentially life-saving medicine. He never recovered. The date was Oct. 9, 2012.

The tragedy took place at Elgin County School in Straffordville, Ontario, Canada. Now Ryan’s grieving mom, Sarah Gibbons, is leading a campaign to get schools to change their senseless policy of keeping essential inhalers away from asthmatic children — by law.

The bill that she wants lawmakers to pass is dubbed “Ryan’s Law,” in honor of her son’s memory. The proposed law would force schools to let kids who have a doctor’s okay carry inhalers in school, in a pocket or backpack.

This case happened in Canada--so it isn't just in the US that schools screw up over life-savign medication for kids.