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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmmm...I think if my kid were suspended for taking an OTC medication necessary to treat menstrual cramps, that would give them kind of a great college essay about any of the following topics:
1) the need for mitigating circumstances to be taken into account when determining punishment;
2) the problems of rigid adherence bureaucracy in large systems; or 
3) how much the patriarchy sucks, when a problem that is universal to basically 50% of the population is criminalized.
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Okay so you think if a kid needs to bring OTC medication to school just for menstrual cramps that is okay, but if it's for a headache, or pain related to a sports injury or allergies or whatever they should have to go to the nurse's office?  So there should be an exception just for women?  Otherwise, clearly this rule applies to everyone.  And how would the school know a kid taking a pill is taking something OTC and not prescription?  And even if it's prescription, where do you draw the line?  Prescription antibiotics okay but prescription ADHD medication or painkillers not okay?  This is nuts.  It makes perfect sense that the school draw a reasonable bright line rule. If your kid is smart and discrete, no one is going to interfere with someone popping Aleve for cramps.  But also, you know, following rules is not always a bad thing.  Sometimes it's about setting an example of respect and thoughtfulness. [/quote]

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