My daughter was having some breathing problems today. As a concerned parent, I had a small talk with her about taking the inhaler in her backpack just in case she needs it with the instruction to use it only when needed. That means, no
playing with it and no sharing to anybody. It also means, it is her private
property for the purpose of helping her breath well in case of an attack. Last year,
I did the same thing. She had the inhaler in her backpack all year. As a
mother, I am concern for her health and believed that doing so is the right
thing to do.
When we got to school, I immediately told her teacher that she
had the inhaler in her backpack and that she knows how to use it. The teacher said “Okay”.
That was a good reaction for me, relaxed
and confident my goal for the day is taken cared of, my daughter will surely take good care of it. I went home and enjoy the
day with the chores waiting for me to get done.
I get a call at 10:20 from the office informing me it is
absolutely forbidden to bring medicine to school and I needed to come pick her
up. I was shocked! Did I miss the teacher’s “Okay” word? Anyway, I went to the office to deal with it. I
was given a form to fill out and have the doctor sign it. Then I can bring
the inhaler to the office; they will keep it locked up there!
I was confused. My purpose to let my daughter carry the
inhaler is for her to use it when necessary, if an asthma attack occurs. But with
the way I am told by the new law, a kid who has an asthma attack have to go all
the way to the office for their inhaler. The office secretary told me that is
the law. I wonder how the school deals with a situation like this - during an asthma attack, the patient just could not make it to the office, end up worst than just having difficulty breathing, collapse and who knows what happens?
Okay, maybe I trust my daughter way too much. As a parent, I should know if my child is trustworthy. It is
possible that kids will pass it around friends and that is not good. There are
too many possibilities and my only concern is my daughter. What is going to
happen if my daughter has a terrible attack and died on the spot before she can
get the inhaler? It’s only my over exaggerated thought but it is possible too.What does okay means in this situation?
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