Another highlight to this story is that the scout was hyper active and taking Ritalin. Let's hope the parents rethink this medication choice. He seems not to have needed the drug for four days, maybe he doesn't need it at all.
According to media reports, he rarely took it. Only in situations where he had to take tests and required a lot of concentration.
I don't think kids should be on mind altering drugs at all, just wanted to clarify that point.
They appear to be good parents. Maybe everyone should respect their decision to medicate and mind their own business.
I made an agonizing decision to medicate my son after 5 years of resisting. From one year to the next, he went from a child who hated reading to being the top reader in the school. He was in special ed for a writing disability, and is now in four advanced placement classes. It is pretty arrogant for people to denigrate someone else's decisions.