This was not OTC, it was prescription strength. But strip searching her, I'd say the student will win--even though there are all sorts of laws about drugs possession & drug dealers on school property. If the principal suspected, why didn't he call police and report it--I think that is what is required for federal gun law violations and drug law violations on school property. JeannieGirl, do a follow up on this clip--did the principal and his female assistants get fired? suspended? placed on administrative leave? As a retired teacher I understand trying to keep the other students safe, but I believe (strongly suspect) he overstepped his authority. The town of Stafford has a population o...

This was not OTC, it was prescription strength. But strip searching her, I'd say the student will win--even though there are all sorts of laws about drugs possession & drug dealers on school property. If the principal suspected, why didn't he call police and report it--I think that is what is required for federal gun law violations and drug law violations on school property. JeannieGirl, do a follow up on this clip--did the principal and his female assistants get fired? suspended? placed on administrative leave? As a retired teacher I understand trying to keep the other students safe, but I believe (strongly suspect) he overstepped his authority. The town of Stafford has a population of approximately 9000, the school has 3130 students in grade K - 12. The high school had 794 students in 2004. So its not a mega city, nor is it a small rural community of only a couple of hundred. At first I suspected this happened in a small school of say less than 750 students in grades k - 12, in a rural area. Normally in a community that small (750 students) the school administration is backed regardless how blatant the abuse of their authority. Be interesting to read the followup.

I just looked in my medicine cabinet, my OTC ibuprofen is only 200 mg. I live in a small rural school district--800 students grades k - 12-- in Missouri, until recently the meth capital of the USA and in one of the top producing counties in MO. no less--if a principal here suspects drugs they call the police & juvenile authorities. Drug dogs are brought to the school about once a month to check the cars in the parking lot and go through the halls checking the lockers for illegal drugs. If its a prescription drug, school policy (spelled out in the student handbook, parent has to sign off each year they have read and understand school policy) is the student has to take the prescription med...

I just looked in my medicine cabinet, my OTC ibuprofen is only 200 mg. I live in a small rural school district--800 students grades k - 12-- in Missouri, until recently the meth capital of the USA and in one of the top producing counties in MO. no less--if a principal here suspects drugs they call the police & juvenile authorities. Drug dogs are brought to the school about once a month to check the cars in the parking lot and go through the halls checking the lockers for illegal drugs. If its a prescription drug, school policy (spelled out in the student handbook, parent has to sign off each year they have read and understand school policy) is the student has to take the prescription med to the school nurse's office first thing on arrival at school, with parent note, the nurse supervises (watches) the student taking the prescribed dose at the prescribed times while the student is at school. The student is not to have it in his possession at any time while at school--again if the student is suspected to be in violation of school policy, the parent is called to come pick up the student and other punishment may be warranted, In school suspension, 3 days out of school suspension, accelerates with more times policy is violated or amount of rx the student has in his possession. If student is suspected of dealing rx drugs, the police/juvenile authorities are called just like for an illegal drug, not the parent. The parent may not like it that they are not the first ones called, but in MO. its strictly a no-tolerance drug policy. Teachers don't necessarily like the policy on prescription drugs, but students are dealing rx drugs, also. Many a student have found themselves in trouble because the violated school policy on prescription drugs (if a teacher sees them taking something or handing another student a pill, they'll likely end up in the principals office). Its all very cover your ass from the teacher's standpoint.