Jun 19, 2007, 10:22 AM
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The bans on medications are what I don't get. When I was in elementary school, I had to carry an Epi-pen in case of allergic reactions (my parents were a little overcautious, I think). School officials weren't thrilled about it, but I carried it with me, as opposed to leaving it with a school nurse (lol, we were so rural we didn't have a school nurse). My grandfather even made me a leather pouch to wear it on my belt, which looked a great deal like a knife sheath. Thank god it was pre-9/11.
It was a shock to come to Maryland and see just how picky they were in my cousin's school. Where's the logic in making asthmatic kids leave their inhalers with a nurse? As far as I know there's nothing harmful in an Albuterol inhaler, and if the kid actually had difficulty breathing, it's not great that they have to track down the nurse to get the medication out of a locked cabinet.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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