MaxedOutMama
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Not For Felines
There are lots of good reasons to read Tom Carter's Notes. Right now he has a very interesting post on Kosovo up, an excellent background post on Saudis and women, and an interesting piece on our prejudices and how they blind us to what someone's policies are. And then there's this post covering what has to rank as one of the top-ten demented decisions I have ever read of a school administration making. Don't read it while eating.
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Thanks, MOM! I appreciate the links.
After having lived in and around Washington, D.C. for 10 years or so, at various times, little that happens there surprises me. But this one about cat surgery in an elementary school cafeteria was just a little too much.
After having lived in and around Washington, D.C. for 10 years or so, at various times, little that happens there surprises me. But this one about cat surgery in an elementary school cafeteria was just a little too much.
Can you imagine this happening anywhere but a public school? I swear we sometimes abuse our children. OSHA and/or state regulations would crucify an employer who did this in their cafeteria. Sometimes I just feel like dropping to my knees and begging people to think about the kids.
I haven't been so mad and disgusted since I read a study in the midwest showing that approximately 15% of homeschooled kids were being homeschooled because of various medical conditions such as severe allergies. It turns out that in many districts the "zero tolerance" policy for drugs mean that kids can't have an epi-Pen on them. It has to be with the nurse or maybe a teacher.
Well, when you are having a severe allergic attack, minutes count. So parents aren't willing to take the chance that their kid will have unnecessary brain damage or die. Now imagine a company who instituted a similar policy - the courts would crucify them.
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I haven't been so mad and disgusted since I read a study in the midwest showing that approximately 15% of homeschooled kids were being homeschooled because of various medical conditions such as severe allergies. It turns out that in many districts the "zero tolerance" policy for drugs mean that kids can't have an epi-Pen on them. It has to be with the nurse or maybe a teacher.
Well, when you are having a severe allergic attack, minutes count. So parents aren't willing to take the chance that their kid will have unnecessary brain damage or die. Now imagine a company who instituted a similar policy - the courts would crucify them.
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