"Joni Rathbun" wrote in message
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On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Donna Metler wrote:

I suppose you realize that if his inhaler had been a different
medication,
and the girl had taken harm from it, the school would now be sued by the
parent for not protecting the girl. Prescription medication should NEVER
be
loaned or given to another person. If she has athsma and has a
prescription
inhaler, she should carry it with her-not expect to borrow her
boyfriend's.
Prescription inhalers can have pretty major side effects if used
improperly,
or by someone who doesn't need them.

Realistically, the school's hands are tied on this-Zero Tolerance isn't
a
local law or board policy.

Where does it come from then?
In my state, drug distribution-prescription or illegal, is a felony, and any
felony on school property requires a mandatory 1 year suspension or
reassignment to an alternative education setting. This is part of the state
education code.

Giving another student a prescription drug counts as distribution. If the
school took official notice of it at all, they wouldn't have had much
choice. And ignoring it would have risked liability if something had
happened to the girl due to the medication.

It may be different elsewhere


And from a legal standpoint, they'd be a lot more
at risk if they condoned a student passing prescription medication
around.