Teachers should not have any say in recommending drugs or assigning a DSM-IV diagnosis.
I am a special education teacher in Virginia and one of the very first things I was told was to never do either one of the 2 above things. If I did, I could be sued and the school district would not only NOT defend my actions, they would join in the suit. Diagnosis and drug recommendations are never to be done by a teacher. It is illegal. Cut, dried, no arguments.
Now, I know in just a moment someone is going to think and then perhaps post, "But wait a minute! This is exactly what happened to my son/daughter/niece/nephew/friend/etc. Instead of getting into a discussion her on FR of whether or not it is legal and whether or not it happened, I recommend that you or your friend file a due process suit against the school immediately. This is a clear violation of IDEA.
BAH! double post! **mutters about slow connection or some such**