Teenager In Trouble In Inhaler Incident

KPRC-TV ^ | October 8, 2003 | KPRC

[ladylib]

I hope she enjoys her time in the witness chair, especially when she is questioned about what she did for the girl besides picking up the phone to call the cops on the boy. What a career killer.

I hope the kid doesn't cop a plea and that he asks for a jury trial.

I've heard of cases where a prosecutor can't get anyone to sit on the jury because potential jurors feel the charges are so outrageous.

If that's the case, maybe they can charge the boy with spitting on the sidewalk.

[Born Conservative]

Got these contact numbers on another thread (posted by Slainte):

The principal is
Gregory Poole
936-231-2400
gpoole@conroe.isd.tenet.edu

The school nurse is
Kathy Ogden
936-231-3330
keogden@conroe.isd.tenet.edu

Dr. Don Stockton Superintendent
dostockton@conroe.isd.tenet.edu

The Conroe Independent Schools Board of Trustees
http://www.conroe.isd.tenet.edu/about/board/board.asp

[Coleus]

It's never going to end with the democrats running our school system.

[demkicker]

Thanks! Time to compose some scathing notes to these idiots with mush for brains.

[Born Conservative]

If you don't want to use your regular email address, use a disposable mailinator address; it's free. You just use any name and add "@mailinator.com". It could be 32lfmde4@mailinator.com, upyours@mailinator.com, etc. You can then go to the website and check to see if you have a response at that address. The downside is that anyone can check your email (there is no log in at the site), so use an address that's not very common.

[DancingMyRainbow]

Every school nurse should know the first thing you do when someone's having an asthma attack and no medication is to call for an ambulance, not try and wait it out. Minor asthma attacks can escalate in a very short time. I know.

I used to have asthma. Took an advil, not knowing I was allergic and within a half hour my breathing was mildly labored. Took my medicine, nothing to worry about. Five minutes later I was in the middle of the worst attack I've ever had. My sister said I turned blue. Thank God she was too terrified to drive me to the emergency herself and called an ambulance instead. Even the ambulance guys were scared.

At the very least, these parents should call for that nurse to be replaced with someone more competent. What parent is going to want a school nurse who is willing to let their child suffer, rather than break a rule?

[Dan from Michigan]

The law is an ass here and not worthy of being followed. The kid should get a medal.

If I was the president or governor, I'd issue a pardon.

[Dan from Michigan]

BTW. I'm an asthmatic myself, have an inhalor(Proventil or Albuterol), and have probably broken the law myself lending it to a friend who had an attack after a track run.

Luckily, no jackass reported me to the cops.

[ChefKeith]

Fire Hydrant mark to send blazing flame e-mail after I calm down to the point where I can word it properly.

[LittleJoe]

You're right. Protect your children. Parents who rely on the government to raise their children are throwing them to the wolves.

[solitas]

I've heard of cases where a prosecutor can't get anyone to sit on the jury because potential jurors feel the charges are so outrageous.

From your mouth to God's ear. Too bad a civil suit couldn't be brought against her. I wonder if there are any Freepers living near there who can get her name for this thread?

[solitas]

Nevermind - i just scrolled-back and saw the name. :\

[Slainte]

The school officials have spoken! All hail the wise and beneficent school officials! We must accept the wisdom of the school board. I suspect that soon the Caney Creek High School will be changing it's moto to "IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH!"

http://www.click2houston.com/news/2547143/detail.html

On Friday, school officials decided to expel Kivi but not press criminal charges. They said it was an amicable agreement.

"I'm happy. Everything's final," Kivi said. "I'm expelled 'til after Christmas and I can come back after Christmas, but I won't."

...

Both Kivi and Ferguson decided to withdraw from Caney Creek High School to be home-schooled.

[keri]

Poole said the nurse never considered Andra to be in a life-threatening situation.

The girl had trouble breathing. Inhalers are used *to avoid* a life-threatening situation, which in severe attacks can be less than thirty minutes. By the time an asthmatic is in a life-threatening situation, an inhaler would not be effective because the bronchospasm is too severe to allow inhalation of the medication.

Fire the nurse and hire the kids. Jeez...

[ladylib]

So now the school loses two students ($$).

Perhaps more students should use that option when they are faced with silly zero tolerance policies (life threatening ones especially).

I bet the publicity didn't help this district any either.