10-30-2004, 08:48 AM
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This reminds me of the teacher who was suspended in 2003 for attempting this same stunt with his students. According to the article, milk is acidic, and needs to be neutralized before it is digested. I checked it out, it is true - perhaps the combination of being digested / neutralized slows it down in the stomach until the body's natural reaction to an overfull stomach takes place.
The article from http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/11...experiment.ap/
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SMITHFIELD, North Carolina (AP) -- A high school teacher was suspended for a classroom experiment that caused several students to vomit after drinking large amounts of milk.
Jeff Ferguson, a chemistry and physics teacher at Smithfield-Selma High School, organized the experiment last week to test the body's ability to neutralize acids in milk.
It was intended to show the body can handle only so much before a natural reaction occurs and the person vomits. Out of 42 students in two classes, 13 did just that. None required medical attention, and five students chose not to participate.
Parents alerted school administrators about the November 12 incident. Ferguson was sent home the next day and was suspended with pay Tuesday, pending an investigation by a law firm hired by the school district.
Superintendent Jim Causby said the district would decide on further action after the investigation, which could take "days to weeks."
On Wednesday, Ferguson failed to persuade a judge to let him return to the classroom. He wanted a temporary restraining order so that he could return to help his students prepare for end-of-semester exams, but Superior Court Judge Knox Jenkins denied his request.
"It's been rather unpleasant sitting at home and knowing nobody is teaching my class as effectively as I can," Ferguson said after the hearing. "There's not a lot positive about this situation."
The teacher's attorney, Lamar Armstrong, said students were not required to participate in the experiment, and students had receptacles in case they became ill.
"If anybody wanted to quit at any time, they could have," Armstrong said.
About 50 students packed a Johnston County courtroom for Wednesday's hearing to show their support.
Elizabeth Sthuerger, 18, said she drank about a half-gallon of milk, then felt sick. While she said the experiment "may have been a little off-the-wall," Sthuerger said she supported Ferguson.
Jacob Johnson, a 16-year-old junior, added that "it's an advanced class and students are old enough that they should be mature in making those decisions."
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