Haughton Student Is Expelled For Having Midol At School

[BrainSmashR]

Imagine an uninformed dumbass mentioning something like a "hit" of acid without realizing that LSD is a liquid and can be applied to any "hit" including a Midol.

Of course I've seen what passes for intelligence around here.

But hey, you've got an opinion, **** the details, right?

[joepole]

Actually, LSD is solid at room temperature.

[Isaac-Saxxon]

Joe in a strange way I like you. You always nail the facts no avatar no smiles just the cold hard facts. Good post Sir.

[rhertz]

Originally Posted by joepole

Actually, LSD is solid at room temperature.

True, but it's a gas in your bloodstream. (bada bing!)


Cheech and Chong excerpt:

Cheech: "Here, man, mellow out. Here, take this"
Chong swallows something.........
Cheech: "No, wait a minute don't take that!"
Chong: "Hey man, what was that s*** you gave me?"
Cheech: "Man, that was the most acid I ever saw anyone take at one time"
Chong: "Acid! Man, I don't mess with that s***, man."
Cheech: "Heh heh heh, man I hope you're not planning on doing anything for the next couple of months."

[rhertz]

Well now the Midol story has now made national news. Just saw it on the Fox report with Shepard Smith.

[LateNight]

I didn't realize this.. but what is really going to do this girl in.. is the fact that another student got a hold of one of the midols. Regardless of whether or not she gave it to the other student, or the other student simply "took it" from her.

Other than that.. I do have a problem with these "absolute" rules. you're telling me.. for example, a straight A student. comes to school with an aspirin , they could get expelled.. I just don't see that being in the best interest of the student.

If it's happened multiple times.. or they are "handing out" pills.. then sure, that's a problem.

They have another rule, a kid gets in a fight, they get suspended.. PERIOD. My oldest son.. who is neither big, nor a bully, nor does he have a temper, and who KNOWS not to get in fights.. has had on an occasion to DEFEND himself... witnessed by multiple eye witnesses.. still got suspended. I mean, what is a father to do.. I couldn't even get mad at him.. even the principal said he didn't start it. But if some other kid is going to start throwing punches.. I can't with a straight face tell my kid to take off RUNNING to go TELL .. you know what I mean ??

[rhertz]

Originally Posted by LateNight

I didn't realize this.. but what is really going to do this girl in.. is the fact that another student got a hold of one of the midols. Regardless of whether or not she gave it to the other student, or the other student simply "took it" from her.

Other than that.. I do have a problem with these "absolute" rules. you're telling me.. for example, a straight A student. comes to school with an aspirin , they could get expelled.. I just don't see that being in the best interest of the student.

If it's happened multiple times.. or they are "handing out" pills.. then sure, that's a problem.

They have another rule, a kid gets in a fight, they get suspended.. PERIOD. My oldest son.. who is neither big, nor a bully, nor does he have a temper, and who KNOWS not to get in fights.. has had on an occasion to DEFEND himself... witnessed by multiple eye witnesses.. still got suspended. I mean, what is a father to do.. I couldn't even get mad at him.. even the principal said he didn't start it. But if some other kid is going to start throwing punches.. I can't with a straight face tell my kid to take off RUNNING to go TELL .. you know what I mean ??

That seems to be similar to the self mutually assured destruction (MAD) policy that we had with the USSR in the nuclear arms race. It really doesn't matter who starts it, both parties loose.......... all parties loose.....

[joepole]

>Other than that.. I do have a problem with these "absolute" rules. you're telling me.. for example, a straight A student. comes to school with an aspirin , they could get expelled.. I just don't see that being in the best interest of the student.

It's not in the best interest of the student, it's in the best interests of the students. Zero Tolerance policies are a good thing because they allow the administration to enforce rules without being charged with discriminating against any particular subset of the population.

Without such a policy when 90% of the students suspended for drug problems were of one particular race, the school would have no defense against charges of favoritism, leading to lack of enforcement, which is a detriment to the entire school. This girl is a casualty of an imperfect system that is better than any known alternative.