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Originally posted by OFKU0
More ritalin. I guess this school doesn't pass it out like Helloween candy as others do.
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I don't know of
any school that hands out Ritalin. It is a drug that is prescribed by a doctor. School nurses are charged with administering required dosages...but that's about it. I would take much greater umbrage with a school giving my child prescription drugs than I would with the school providing discipline, where it is clearly needed.
For those that are opposed to schools disciplining the kids in their charge, what
is the answer then? Bearing in mind that there
are parents out there that just don't give a shit, and do not discipline their kids at home. All this serves to do is disrupt the learning environment, and take valuable time away from the kids that
are there to learn.
At one time, I gave serious thought to being a history, or civics teacher. (English was obviously out
) Now...hearing all of these horror stories, along with seeing firsthand how the educational system operates at my daughter's high school...you couldn't pay me enough to go to the front of a classroom.