Why can't a school trust my kid to take meds on her own during the day?

[Anonymous]

Dd is in 12th grade and takes Aleve 4 days a month for her period. At school the nurse had made it very clear that she is not allowed to carry and administer medications... even to herself. So the nurse wants dd to come to the nurses office to have the pills administered. I don't understand this at all. Why is a high school allowed to do this? My dd isn't allowed to carry 4 pills in her backpack but they expect her to be completely independent next year when she goes to college. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

My high school had the same stupid rules and ALL of us just carried our own advil, aleve, tylenol or whatever in our bags and took it surreptitiously. Part of becoming an adult is learning to spot and ignore stupid rules that serve no purpose.

[Anonymous]

my dad was an assistant principal in the school system I went to school. He thought this was a shit policy and said he would take the heat if I was caught with the aspirin or tylenol I carried with me for headaches.

I'm sure it is is to avoid misuse of drugs on school property - CYA. But it is really over the top.

[Anonymous]

It's probably a legal liability issue ...

[Anonymous]

I understand the school monitoring adderall if a student has to take it during the day but what can go wrong with aleve

[Anonymous]

Aleve is supposed to last all day, right? So why can't she take it in advance of the school day?

Literally, that is the reason I took Aleve in high school -- it lasts all day and you don't have to interact with the nurse.

[Anonymous]

It doesn't last all day and usually she will take a Tylenol around lunchtime to get through the rest of the day

[Anonymous]

My mother who is very conservative and a rule follower always looked the other way when I took OTC medications to school. Just have her not whip out a bottle and be loud about it.

[Anonymous]

My kids did it anyway. She can take it in the bathroom stall if she is worried about getting caught. I'm a teacher and would have looked the other way. It's a ridiculous rule.

[Anonymous]

Dd puts the pills in a clearly marked bottle. And she does take them in the bathroom.

[Anonymous]

When I was a kid I kept a bottle of midol in my locker. I really didn't give a rats a$$ about the "rule." If I had cramps or a headache I was going to take something to help me get through the day vs going home sick. We didn't have a full time nurse but it was still the policy to go through the nurse or office staff if you needed something. My mom was a nurse. If she said it was ok to keep midol in my locker then that was good enough...she had the same education as any school nurse and more education than the office staff. These rules are dumb. Tell your daughter to keep it in her locker or backpack or purse and pop it when she needs to, even if it's in a bathroom stall or whatever. She needs to learn to self manage anyway.

[Anonymous]

^^i was in 7th grade when I started keeping midol in my locker. It's not rocket science.

[Anonymous]

I have always had horrific periods. My parents always let me take my own and be discrete about it.

[Anonymous]

I would've never informed the nurse, just had her do it on the down low. I think it's stupid as a blanket policy. In this case there is no reason she can't take it herself.

[Anonymous]

It's a CYA- the one time another kid shares meds (even OTC's) with another kid that has an allergy, has a bad adverse event, etc. you'll be the first to want to sue the school system.