Bossier School Board upholds Advil expulsion (Girl expelled from school for 1 year for Advil)

ShrevesportTimes.com ^ | 12-05-03 | Melody Brumble

[EggsAckley]

Bossier School Board upholds Advil expulsion Girl had over-the-counter pills in purse at school Melody Brumble / The Times Posted on December 5, 2003 A student expelled from Parkway High for a year for having Advil, an over-the-counter pain reliever, will not be allowed to return to the school.

[Smogger]

Superintendent Ken Kruithof said after the board meeting that the school system is following a state law that requires a one-year expulsion and being consistent in the system's "zero-tolerance" policy.

Zero-Tolerance = Zero Discretion = Zero brains.

[My2Cents]

This report gives me a headache. Pass the Tylenol.

[friendly]

Over the counter Advil (ibuprofen) is used to treat (among other things) headaches and uterine cramping. This is also a woman's issue.

Liberals are absolutely amazing. This same girl could also go and get RU-486 from Planned Parenthood without her families knowledge, encouraged by this same school!

[Naspino]

Its sickening. I'm terrified of sending my child (rebel) to public school.

[Graybeard58]

Utter insanity.

[Boxsford]

Along these same lines I just heard on FOX news about a school district that has imposed a 'tardy tax' that amounts to $168.00. The interesting thing about the report was the police involvement. The 'gates' of the school closes at a certain time in the morning and then some kind of social officer patrols around the school and picks up late-comers. It was a surreal piece of news reporting. (there actually was an ironwrought gate)All the gates were locked except one. A police officer was interviewed and was stating that there is a problem with lateness at the school and it disrupts classes, blah,blah,blah and I kept wondering why in the world a police officer was injecting himself into a tardy problem with a school district.

[szweig]

Thank G-d I have no kids in public school. This zero-tolerance policy is madness!!!

[Two_Sheds]

Kelly Herpin and daughter Amanda Stiles

Doesn't anybody in a family share last names anymore?

[Sam Cree]

This kind of thing, combined with compulsory school attendance, is frightening in its implications.

[George Frm Br00klyn Park]

"Zero-Tolerance = Zero Discretion = Zero brains."

S, Ah-yup'. Why waste money on superintendants and school boards. a VERY simple computer would suffice for such draconian rules. Peace and love, George.

[r9etb]

Herpin considers Stiles an "average student" in both grades and behavior but said Stiles never got in serious enough trouble to warrant an expulsion. Kruithof said Stiles had other disciplinary incidents in the past but said he didn't know if they resulted in suspensions.

JMHO, but based on this, I think there's probably a lot more to the story than has been reported here.

[RogueIsland]

"I think a one-year expulsion for an over-the-counter medicine is pretty severe," Herpin said.

How dare this peasant question the decisions of her liege-lords! Doesn't she know her place? Her place is to obey and to raise children who will not question the word of her betters! < /sarcasm >

[SaveTheChief]

Zero tolerance is zero tolerance. It relieves everyone of the burden of thinking and using common sense. We are becoming a society of zombies, submitting ourselves to those who know what is best for us.

Just amazing.

[firebrand]

We've been looking at moving to another area.

Try the United States. Whoops, this is the United States.

[Cicero]

I'd find the sleaziest lawyer in New Orleans and sue the hell out of them.

[P-Marlowe]

Indeed, if she were caught with birth control pills, the school could have done nothing about it because of her so called constitutional right to privacy. Well if there is such a right it clearly extends to having the right to posess a legal nonprescription substance that can relieve the symptoms of not being pregnant.

Now since herbs like green tea have medicinal effects, could she have been expelled for brewing up a cup of tea to help the headache she would have gotten from having to live among these idiot school teachers and administrators?

[July 4th]

Relieving people of the burden of making decisions is the whole idea. Everyone is treated the same, and you have a strong defense in any lawsuit.

[kimmie7]

All the more reason why - whether I have to sell my body on the street or by the pound to afford public school ---- or homeschool (our choice, ha) - my child will not go to public school.

[OneTimeLurker]

Why do you bring up Liberals? I don't think you can assume a political pursuasion of the school board. Moreover, it sounds like a state law issue.

Regardless, this is absolute stupidity. These stories come up once every few months it seems.