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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There should be a medication authorization form linked on your school's website (it may go directly to the PDF on the APS page). Usually your doctor (or someone in the practice) will complete their portion without a visit. Then your child simply navigates to the clinic. Which is all to say, it's not especially hard to comply with the rules as to OTC and RX meds at school. Plus, complying with things like responsible use of ADHD meds sets your student up for success when they move on to college and need to manage their owns meds. If your child is regularly taking a med for some reason that you would hide that fact and the med from school, then that's a big deal and you should address it, whether it's because of something/someone at school, stigma, whatever.  If it's that your looking to narc on someone about their student's medicine usage, do a deep dive on what it is, how the student is impacted, how it's your business, is there some other way to address your concerns...[/quote]

As a teenager I had really intense period cramps.  I had to take advil the MINUTE I felt them come on, otherwise they would get too severe and it could take hours for the pain medication to finally catch up.  I always had advil in my backpack, in a chapstick that I had hollowed out to be able to smuggle it into school.  I learned how to swallow the pills without water because I was so desperate.

Having to get up to go to the clinic multiple times a day, for 3 days in a row, every single month would have been incredibly disruptive.  I hated that I was risking expulsion with the same "drug" rules as the kids dealing marijuana when I was just trying to get through the day.[/quote]

And now, as parents, can't we maybe agree that in your situation, someone should have gotten you to a doctor to treat you, rather than relying on ibuprofen and increasing your risks of stomach ulcers as an adult? My sister was in the same situation as you, later she learned she had severe endometritis and cervical cancer. Getting her examined earlier would have helped her. My point is, if your student needs to sneak something, ask yourself why and be truthful if you've done enough to address the why. And my student does have to see the clinic daily for meds, as do a lot of his peers. It does suck. And, you're right, lumping ibuprofen with pot is not helpful either. [/quote]

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