Student Strip Search Goes Before Supreme Court

[Fate]

If this were a male who had to strip down to his boxers, would there be nearly as much outrage?

Depends on whether it was a Catholic School or not ...

Let's assume the same facts as this case (a public school), except for the individual's gender.

[Grey Fox]

If this were a male who had to strip down to his boxers, would there be nearly as much outrage?

Of course not.

[FunkMonk]

If this were a male who had to strip down to his boxers, would there be nearly as much outrage?

This is an OUTRAGE. Stripping in public is a RIGHT guaranteed in the CONSTITUTION. By God!

[dps]

But surely you are not so dense or moronic you cannot comprehend the simple logic of not allowing drugs judged too dangerous to be sold over the counter being used without adult supervision.

Back when I was in jr. high and high school, we were considered to have enough sense to follow the directions on the label.  Of course, generally if you had been given a perscription, you were sick enough that you were going to be held out of school while you were taking it anyway.  Unless it was for a chronic condition, in which case you were supposed to learn how to administer it youself at as young an age as possible.

[Fireblade]

Honestly, the danger is that a lot of high school age (and younger) kids engage in what are called 'Pharm' parties. They grab prescription medications from their parents and relatives than mix and match eating them like a bunch of skittles to see what happens.

You're an idiot.

[DisturbedPervert]

Honestly, the danger is that a lot of high school age (and younger) kids engage in what are called 'Pharm' parties. They grab prescription medications from their parents and relatives than mix and match eating them like a bunch of skittles to see what happens.

You're an idiot.

This guy says the whole thing is little more than media hysteria, with roots in 'fruit salad parties' in the 1960s.

http://www.slate.com/id/2187499/

[Syt]

Soon "Spin the bottle" will be punishable with 3 to 10 years in prison.

[Zanza]

Schools here don't even have a nurse that could administer drugs to the students.

[The Nickname Who Was Thursday]

Soon "Spin the bottle" will be punishable with 3 to 10 years in prison.

Youth prostitution!

[Sheilbh]

So, in Poland kids can just bring any prescribed drug they want to school and self-medicate without any adult guidance?

They can in the UK, after a certain age.  If it's a six year old then the parents will probably tell the teachers who'll do the medicine for them. 

When I was younger I had problems with tonsilitis quite often and I'd bring my own antibiotics in and take them as prescribed.

This sounds, to me, like something the Daily Mail would describe as POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD! and I'd be inclined to agree. 

[Admiral Yi]

This sounds, to me, like something the Daily Mail would describe as POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD! and I'd be inclined to agree.

You and the Daily Mail have a weird definition of political correctness.

[Richard Hakluyt]

What about kids with asthma inhalers? Do they get to expire somewhere whilst waiting for a "competent" adult, or are they allowed to keep their inhalers on them?

[grumbler]

They can in the UK, after a certain age.  If it's a six year old then the parents will probably tell the teachers who'll do the medicine for them. 

When I was younger I had problems with tonsilitis quite often and I'd bring my own antibiotics in and take them as prescribed.

This sounds, to me, like something the Daily Mail would describe as POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD! and I'd be inclined to agree. 

Interesting.  So, in Britain, kids can bring any prescritption drugs in any amounts they want to school?  They won't have any prescription with them, of course, just the label on the bottle.

Sounds like what the Daily Mail would describe as NEGLIGENCE GONE MAD! and I'd be inclined to agree.  That is a recipe for disaster.

[grumbler]

What about kids with asthma inhalers? Do they get to expire somewhere whilst waiting for a "competent" adult, or are they allowed to keep their inhalers on them?

What do you think?

[Richard Hakluyt]

I would assume they keep their inhalers on them, but the drugs the inhalers use are powerful and can give you a hit, so given the fuss about ibuprofen maybe not.