"She said it was nothing but some mints; it was just something special for the kids, for the FCAT to mellow them out," Young said.
This cunning plan was surely thought the whole way through.

The parental outrage clock is now running... tic tac... tic tac...

"We as parents and grandparents have to drill it into them that this is unacceptable and hope and pray that they don't accept drugs from someone else," Young said.

Yup... because teaching them common sense would never work. And would take time out of your day.

Wait, whining parent/grandparent makes insipid complaint and school administrator sees reason and dismisses it instead of making it a huge deal? In Florida? See something new every day.

did anyone else notice the "one complaint"?????

you get to write a news article over one complaint being filed?

Is it possible the old school kids with nut allergies just died early on?

rosy at random: Is it possible the old school kids with nut allergies just died early on?

Single greatest profile pic I've ever beheld.

/hotlinked, m`kay?

lilplatinum: Wait, whining parent/grandparent makes insipid complaint and school administrator sees reason and dismisses it instead of making it a huge deal? In Florida? See something new every day.

/this

Eh, stupid idea on teachers part I feel. Children are awful impressionable and given the chance, surprisingly cunning. I don't think they need to be drawing the correlation between pills and any kind of positive reaction that early in their lives.

But really, this isn't a big deal, if it concerns the parent(s), just sit little johnny crotchfruit down and explain to him that pills are for adults and only to be taken when a doctor tells you to. (not to say everything the doctor tells you is legit) I am quite mistrusting of big pharm, we have WAAAAYYYYY too many pills out on the market.


/Latise is my favorite, the eye-lash growing pill that's sponsored by that twelve foot tall barbarian lady.

And the kids are all suspended for taking "look-alike" drugs at school, under "Zero Tolerance":



/hotlink

rackrent: I'm just curious to hear from fellow Farkers, young or old, who never took any kind of pills for behavioral things while in school.

I didn't. I survived.

Same here. Although my mom did make me go to counseling because I didn't do my Calculus homework my senior year and wanted to go to a school she didn't like. Luckily, her insurance didn't cover the meds she wanted to put me on. After all that nonsense, I make more money at 22 then she does as a 20+ year teacher.

/Cool story, bro.

Well, those mints may look like pills, and you don't want to have kids equating pills with candy. A better idea is to crush the mints into a fine powder. Pixie Stix had the right idea - they even provided a straw!

Aarontology: It probably didn't help that the mints look like crack rocks.

Small glass vials would have been the win.

"We turn around and we have our teachers giving them drugs," said Young, 60, of Tampa. "I don't care if it's mints or not. ... If it's in a prescription bottle, it's a drug."

No, you dumb coont, it's a farking mint.

rackrent: I'm just curious to hear from fellow Farkers, young or old, who never took any kind of pills for behavioral things while in school.

I didn't. I survived.

Same here, but I graduated high school when only retard kids and mental cases were 'scripted up, each grade had only one fat kid, and personal computers stored information on cassette.

"We turn around and we have our teachers giving them drugs," said Young, 60, of Tampa. "I don't care if it's mints or not. ... If it's in a prescription bottle, it's a drug."

Lol wut?

Therion: Remember kiddies, drugs are bad.

Just say no!

Now take your Effexor, Zoloft, Paxil, Bextra, Neurontin, Lipitor, Percocet, Oxycodone, Vioxx, Valium, Naproxen, Tramadol, Ambien, Morphine, Oxycontin, Celebrex, Prednisone, Celexa, Tylenol, Ultracet, Protonix, Soma, Atenolol, Prozac, Lisinopril, Lortab, Darvocet, Cipro, Codeine, Diazepam, Albuterol, Ritalin, Zetia, Prevacid, Viagra, Zyrtec, Plavix, Crestor, Prilosec, and Allegra.

Wash it down with some caffeine and you will feel all better.

Yeah because you don't really want to keep that coronary stent patent Plavix
Or keep your body from attacking that kidney transplant Prednisone
Or keep your blood pressure from giving you a hypertensive stroke Atenolol Lisinopril
Or take care of that life threatening infection Cipro
Or heaven forbid open up that airway during an asthma attack Albuterol

Indolent: rackrent: I'm just curious to hear from fellow Farkers, young or old, who never took any kind of pills for behavioral things while in school.

I didn't. I survived.

Same here. 41 year old by the way.

Same here, can we actauly brag about that?

Sandy Young walked into her grandson's fourth-grade classroom last Thursday and saw pill bottles on each students' desk. Her mind raced with questions and thoughts of disbelief.

Unfortunately, none of those thoughts and questions were actually intelligent ones. Fortunately, the administration is a bit more intelligent.

It concerns her that now someone might hand her grandson a pill bottle with drugs and he might think it's OK to consume its contents.

"We as parents and grandparents have to drill it into them that this is unacceptable and hope and pray that they don't accept drugs from someone else," Young said.

Maybe if you had honest, intelligent discussions with your child about drug abuse instead of just "drilling it into them" and "hoping and praying" for them, they would be smart enough to know the difference between mint candies and crack rocks.

You know, I made it through school 'alright' without medication and yet my younger siblings cannot "survive" or even "function" in school without it. Consequently, the school calls me ever time they act up and they cannot or will not want to do their job. Then, suddenly, they started doing their jobs, only because my Mother threatened to rip them a new one in court. (They suggested that she medicate both of them into a zombie-like state)

Back to the article, though, I feel like school systems are less apt to do their jobs and quick to recommend medication for children when actually they need help and don't know how to vocalize it or ask for it. (And yes, I have grown up in school systems where if you didn't get something, instead of changing the way it's presented, are quick to say that you're not equipped to handle it and put you in regular ed classes or remedial classes.) It's just easier to deal with them in a drug induced coma, and not have them learn a farking thing.

To farker parents: know your rights and especially know your child's rights when it comes to education. Also, don't be afraid to blow the whistle when the school system doesn't do what's necessary to make sure they do their job and medication should only be a last resort.

Strange...watch TV for an hour or pick up any print media and you'll see at least a half dozen drug ads. Boner pills, anxiety pills, pills that make you have one period a year, etc.

Yeah..say no to drugs, unless drug companies can make serious money off them, then it's okay.

Mugato: rackrent: I'm just curious to hear from fellow Farkers, young or old, who never took any kind of pills for behavioral things while in school.

I didn't. I survived.

I never did. As far as I know, I never knew anyone who did. I also didn't know any kid who would drop dead at the sight of a peanut. That seems to be a new occurrence as well.


In grade school my friends little brother took what we called "hyper pills", that was the only thing I ever heard of

"If it's in a prescription bottle, it's a drug."
Ergo: If it's wearing a dress, it's a woman.
If it has a badge, it's a cop.
If it is wearing red, white, and blue, it's patriotic...etc.etc.
This is who is running the educational system and this is why our childrens ain't being edjumacated.

Meowsertd: Indolent: rackrent: I'm just curious to hear from fellow Farkers, young or old, who never took any kind of pills for behavioral things while in school.

I didn't. I survived.

Same here. 41 year old by the way.

Same here, can we actauly brag about that?

43 here.
Went to school with thalidomyde kids.
We all grew up happy and healthy.
Our mothers drank while pregnant and smoked, too.
We lived.
And we didn't grow up to be wusses.

rackrent: I'm just curious to hear from fellow Farkers, young or old, who never took any kind of pills for behavioral things while in school.

I didn't. I survived.

I'm just curious to hear from fellow Farkers, young or old, who never took any kind of pills for illness while in school.

I didn't. I survived.
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Doesn't it seem much stupider when the exact same wording is used only about physical illness rather than mental disorders? Just because you never had a mental disorder doesn't mean they don't exist, Chester.

Sorry, misstyped.
I'm 54.

No drugs "way back then"... even kids with mental inablilites were not drugged. Probably had more to do with drugs not developed yet. Never lost any kids to death by allergy, either. Never lost any kids until high school, first it was vehicular, then came Nam. Hmmm... then came lots of street ...ummm... yeah... nevermind.
Have subbed in 3 different states, and can attest to overuse of "special" designation by lazy teachers(encouraged by administrators who know they get extra cash for special classes).
Also, no computers, yet. Lots of time outside running and screaming in the name of playing... hmmm maybe we were creating our own drugs with all that energy? :)

Great idea.
Beyond stupid execution.