I wish they would have spoken to the larger issue at hand: why is it permissible to search the backpack? As soon as a school announces a Zero Tolerance policy for everything from aspirins to drawings of handguns, the logical extension for tyrannical school boards and unionized un-firable teachers and administrators is to search, search, search. Without probably cause, I believe it's unconstitutional to search my carry-on bags at the airport. But libbies don't mind making all of us go through that, simply so the Islamists don't have their feelings hurt, being singled out.
How about the idea that a kid is a allowed to bring advil to school? If it's sold over the counter, you can have it. If it requires a prescription, you need to have it with you if you're going to be taking it on school grounds? And be done with it?
#47 | Posted by rightisright
the thought process is that children cant be responsible when handling/taking medication. In our school district all medicines have to be given by the school nurse, whether presciption or not. non-presciption medications can be deadly serious to children with immune deficiencies or allergies. and a child could in all good conscience hand a friend an advil or two that results in serious harm to the other child.
Schools have many responsibilities to the children under their care. Call it teacher fascism if you will, but they are the adults in the situation and have a responsibility to assure the kids safety.
I often find it odd that many who claim they are all for law and order and condone torture are the first to scream about their rights being taken away when a school looks in a backpack for something dangerous.
