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This is not a hardship, for an elementary student (as I work with) or for a high school student.  Go to the clinic, take your Aleve, move on.

There are lots of good reasons for this rule and the hardship it poses to the student is minimal.[/quote]

I'm not a high school student, so I don't know how much of a hardship it would be -- but it seems like it would be an inconvenience at least.

If I feel a cramp beginning to start the best time for me to take ibuprofen (my medication of choise) is immediately... not in 45 minutes, or at the end of 4th mod when I have lunch... and if I only have a short amount of time for lunch (including time to buy it, etc.) it would be so much quicker just to take 2 pills immediately (with my water bottle, water fountain, etc) rather than walk all the way to the other side of school and wait at the nurses office while she deals with the 12 other students in line.   Or worse, have to ask around at the front office, "Have you seen the clinic aid?   I need my meds...."

For medication that a one time occurrence, or just for this week, it's one thing to have to go through all that.   But for something you take routinely, what a pain.  Especially if you didn't know when you left home that you were going to need it.

Thanks to whomever posted the link to the article about the student who got suspended for having a bottle of antibiotics in her locker.  If I had a teenagein HS right now who wanted access to medication for occasional cramps I'd say this:

1) Keep a bottle with the school nurse, along with her doctor's note for "as needed" access.  That covers you for emergencies.

2) Do NOT keep a bottle in your locker or bring a bottle in your purse.

3) If you know you will need it that day, take it before you leave home in the AM, and take just two and hide them in your purse. Don't tell your friends you have them, and take them in a place where no one can observe you.  What no one sees, no one will be able to report, and the school will not be required to take action.

Yes, this is "sneaking" but it isn't in any way immoral.   The rule that you cannot have OTC drugs in school is a stupid rule.  It exists to protect the school, not to protect your high school aged child.

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I mean, even in adult life there are a million reasons why you can't do something the exact second you want to.  A cramp comes up in the middle of an important meeting or presentation, do you leave to take Advil?  Maybe there is some value in teaching our kids to a) be patient or b) plan ahead.  If it's an emergency, I am sure a teacher would excuse a student to get medication.  But if the onset of cramps is causing emergency pain monthly, might be time to see a doctor about why and address the larger problem because that is not normal.[/quote]

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