this is from a newsletter I get- Lump
Stupidity Virus Hits Texas
October 10, 2003
"Fifteen-year-old Andra Ferguson, a student at Caney Creek High School in Conroe, Texas, suffers from asthma, which she treats with Albuterol, a
prescription inhaler," reports James Taranto of Best of the Web.
"One day last month, Houston's KPRC-TV reports, she suffered an attack and had forgotten to bring her inhaler. Brandon Kivi, her boyfriend and
a fellow asthmatic who uses the same medicine, lent her his inhaler. 'It made a big
difference,' said Ferguson. 'It did save my life.'"
OK. Now who can't see from a mile away what happened next?
Yup. The school nurse said young Brandon's action was a violation of the school's zero-tolerance drug policy. The very next day he was
arrested and suspended from school for three days. He faces expulsion and could be sent
to juvenile detention on drug charges. The mothers of both kids are furious, but the school principal, Greg Poole, says tough cookies. Poole
says he can't do anything about it because Kivi broke school rules as well as state law.
If this is indeed Dr. Poole's position, he is, in our humble opinion, a moron. However, that's probably what makes him eminently qualified for the position of principal at a public high school in the first place. In any event, I just called the school and was told a meeting with the
families involved is occurring this afternoon.
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BRUSHFIRE ALERT: If you'd like to weigh in with your own opinion, you can call the school at (936) 231-3330. Or you can email Dr. Poole some ruminations on the value of common sense at:
Chuck Muth
President
Citizen Outreach
www.citizenoutreach.com