Date: Tue Sep 7 12:53:26 1999
From: weavert@PRIMENET.COM ("T. Weaver")
To: AZRKBA@asu.edu
My neighbors, my wife and I were reminiscing about when *we* were kids with
regard to medication. I can remember carrying a backpack with aspirin,
Tylenol, my asthma inhaler, etc. I used to administer my own and
frequently gave my friends aspirin, etc., if they needed it.
It absolutely amazes me that kids today can get expelled for this...witness
the recent girl who was suspended for giving her friend Midol.
And one more thing...my neighbor's kid, 6th grade, told me that she is
REQUIRED to take the D.A.R.E. program...no program, no graduation. Lose
the book, no graduation. What kind of crap is this? Can a school REQUIRE
the DARE program??
At 12:48 PM 9/7/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>I agree with you; it is an interesting debate. As some
>>educators have called to tell me since the story ran, schools don't seem to
>>be willing to take the risk anymore in worrying about what a weapon might
>>e used for.
>
>Well, I don't want my kids to take the risk of being educated in a public
>school, as I'd be worrying about what their little skulls full of mush
>might be used for under a forced liberal indoctrination, so I guess we're
>even, honey.
>
>Phil