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Big pharma is making a killing on drugs such as ridlin. Not all, but many teachers place a recommendation on certain kids for mind altering drugs in order to sedate them during class. I’m sure there would be those that would take offense to this, but many teachers will also attest to this as well.

Drug em up and send em home to violent video games and rap and hip hop music. What could go wrong?

Not all, but many teachers place a recommendation on certain kids for mind altering drugs in order to sedate them during class.

It's not the teachers, it's the guidance departments. What happens is that when kids misbehave or underperform, parents come in asking for solution. The teachers send them to the guidance dept where they're told to get an "accommodation," which requires psychiatric analysis -- and which inevitably yields ADHD diagnosis and recommendation to put the kid on some drug.

I work as academic coach, and I have to remain neutral on medications; I just deal with conditions presented. I do want parents to know pros/cons, and the most important advice is that if you do go w/ meds MONITOR BEHAVIOR. These meds work and don't work, and like most everything human, there's rarely a common denominator. It's hard on parents -- and much harder on kids.

Btw, all these "accommodations" are driven by federal law.