Rich Willbanks wrote in a message to JOHN F DAVIS:
JFD> Do we need ZERO tolerance... YES
JFD> But we need it moderated by the reckognation of needs of
JFD> indivigules 
 RW> If you allow for exceptions then you no longer have a
 RW> Zero Tolerance program.  You have a 0.0001 Tolerance
 RW> program.
 RW> I fought a quick hard battle with my local school.  My
 RW> daughter is asthmatic and needs to have her inhaler
 RW> with her at all times.  The school told me that she
 RW> would have to keep it in the office. I asked them what
 RW> would happen if she was out of the playground and went
 RW> into an attack?  They told me she'd have to jump though
 RW> hoops before she could leave the playground to get her
 RW> inhaler.  I told them that was not acceptable and I
 RW> wanted her to have it ON HER PERSON at all times.  They
 RW> told me that allowing students to carry DRUGS was
 RW> against the rules.
 RW> After a couple of nice tries of trying to explain
 RW> things to them I gave up.  I informed them that if my
 RW> daughter was not allowed to carry it with her and she
 RW> had an attack at school that required me to take her to
 RW> a doctor they, every one from the school board members
 RW> to the principal, would find themselves defendants in
 RW> one he!! of a law suit and if I didn't wind up owning
 RW> everything they had they would have to sell it to pay
 RW> their legal fees.  The next day I was informed that
 RW> they were going to make an exception for my daughter.
 RW> The next year the school board changed the policy so a
 RW> kid could carry MEDICATION on their person if the
 RW> school had a letter from a doctor saying it was
 RW> necessary.
Sometimes that is the only way to get their attention.  ;-))
Alan
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