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Girl, 9, denied inhaler during coughing fit, per school district policy
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Girl, 9, denied inhaler during coughing fit, per school district policy

Source: Girl, 9, denied inhaler during coughing fit, per school district policy | WPMT FOX43

Quote:A 9-year-old girl was denied her inhaler during a coughing fit at school in West Jordan because staff were not notified of the child's prescription, Jordan School District officials said Monday.

Emma Gonzales obtained an inhaler over the weekend after a coughing fit landed her in the emergency room, KSTU reports.

On Monday, the fourth grader was hit with another coughing spell in class at Columbia Elementary. When Emma took her inhaler out to use it, her teacher sent her to the office, where staff took the inhaler.

Emma said she started coughing so hard she threw up on her pants.

"When I get into the coughing fit, I kind of hurtle up on the ground, can't breathe and then I start to kind of feel a little nauseous," Emma said.

District officials say the staff did everything right by taking the medication to make sure it was for that specific student.

The inhaler doesn't have Emma's name on it and the school had not been notified that she was taking the medication.

"There could be all sorts of problems if children were just allowed to take any medication and we didn't have that verification. Again, this is for the student's safety," said district spokeswoman Sandy Riesgraf.

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RE: Girl, 9, denied inhaler during coughing fit, per school district policy

That's really cold, reminds me of the story about a student suffering from an asthma attack in the gym and the teacher ignored it.
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Girl, 9, denied inhaler during coughing fit, per school district policy

Yeah, I have asthma and schools don't tend to take is seriously, and you always get accused of "faking" it. That's why you've gotta self-carry.
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Girl, 9, denied inhaler during coughing fit, per school district policy

Obviously she was actually filling it with cocaine for the high.

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Girl, 9, denied inhaler during coughing fit, per school district policy

WTF

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Girl, 9, denied inhaler during coughing fit, per school district policy

Whut?

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(10-03-2015 05:11 AM)Trekkie_Aspie Wrote:  Whut?

Denying someone medicine when they need it. Total bullshit.

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