tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post5309434563122111838..comments2024-03-19T07:30:55.288-04:00Comments on Curmudgeon: Strip Search for AdvilCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-20334657582292302182009-04-23T14:53:00.000-04:002009-04-23T14:53:00.000-04:00They should fine the living daylights out of that ...They should fine the living daylights out of that particular school for sheer stupidity.<br /><br />It does cause problems for schools who have a legitimate need to search lockers or backpacks. Our local school does have some issues with meth use among students, and the school should have the ability to deal with drug abuse on its premises. <br /><br />I would like to say I can't see how this could happen over an Advil, but our family actually experienced this to a lesser degree when our daughter attempted to take some over-the-counter migraine medicine at school. She wasn't strip searched, fortunately, but she was hauled to the office and threatened with detention. And since she wasn't allowed to take the medicine, she did end up coming home from school with a nasty migraine! The end result was we were required to leave a bottle of Excedrin Migraine with the school nurse, and our daughter had to be excused from class to visit the nurse's office when she needed it. Unfortunately, the nurse was only there part-time and migraine medicine doesn't work well unless it is taken early on. Interestingly, this happened when our daughter was in middle school. At the high school (same school district) it wasn't an issue.PeggyUnoreply@blogger.com