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Title: Texas School Punishes Good Samaritan Student Under Zero-Tolerance Policies
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Breitbart
URL Source: http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016 ... ed-by-zero-tolerance-policies/
Published: Jan 16, 2016
Author: Merrill Hope
Post Date: 2016-01-18 04:25:56 by A Pole
Keywords: drugs, school, justice
Views: 510
Comments: 4
[...] Schrade Middle School seventh grader Indiyah Rush, an asthmatic, faces up to 30 days placement in an off-campus behavioral school for sharing her inhaler with Alexis Kyle, 13, the student who had an asthma attack during gym class Tuesday, according to KDFW 4 (Fox). “I was just trying to save her life. I didn’t think I was trying to do anything bad,” said Rush. The girls, each honor roll students at the Dallas area middle school, wound up in the principal’s office over the inhaler. They received three-day suspensions and disciplinary alternative education program (DAEP) referral placements. [...] Garland Independent School District officials said both girls’ permanent records will reference the suspension in connection with a controlled substance, the asthma inhaler medication. [...] Kyle did not know accepting the inhaler was an offense. She told KDFW 4, Rush “tried to help me.” Now, Kyle worries her student files could impact college dreams to attend Baylor. She said: “If they look at it and they see what it says it could affect me going to college.” Her concerns are legitimate. Breitbart Texas covers the school-to-prison pipeline, which refers to zero-tolerance policies that criminalize the behavior of minors and lead them down a path within the criminal justice system. The resulting paper trail often jeopardizes a student’s future college and/or career prospects. [...] Garland ISD spokesman Chris Moore, ... explained, “In this specific case, this offense is a violation of possession of a controlled substance as defined by the state of Texas.” He added that based on state statutes, it is punishable in DAEP up to 30 days, regardless of what that substance is, whether it is an asthma inhaler or the prescription medication Xanax, marijuana, all of those things are categorized within possession of a controlled substance. [...] Despite all that transpired, when asked what she would do if a similar situation happened again, Rush told the local Fox news outlet: “I probably would do the same thing, because I wouldn’t just stand there and let someone die.” ====== Photo of the perps (Alexis Kyle on the left, Indiyah Rush on the right) : 
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#1. To: A Pole (#0)
Well good morning friends.... the week is off to a great start with a reminder of how our world is becoming so PC and plumb full of ignorance..... Citizens here ought to be in an uproar!...... but then that reveals another part of the problem!
But if Alex wanted an abortion the school would gladly help. потому что Бог хочет это тот путь
Let's look on the bright side. Before the days of zero tolerance, she would have shared her inhaler and that would have been it. Now she has an opportunity to explain this "stain" on her record to potential colleges and employers: "My middle school record references my involvement with a controlled substance. This was a result of my school's zero tolerance policy regarding the inhaler I use (with school approval) for my asthma." "You see, one day a fellow student had a severe asthma attack during gym and could have died without immediate assistance. Setting aside any concerns about personal repercussions, I shared my inhaler and quite possibly saved her life." "For this, I was given a three-day suspension which I gladly served since I did break the rules. But, in my mind, I did the correct thing and would do it again to save someone else." Sincerely,
#2. To: A Pole (#0)
#3. To: A Pole, All (#0)
Schrade Middle School seventh grader Indiyah Rush, an asthmatic, faces up to 30 days placement in an off-campus behavioral school for sharing her inhaler with Alexis Kyle, 13, the student who had an asthma attack during gym class Tuesday
#4. To: A Pole (#0)
Indiyah Rush
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