Frazz by Jef Mallett for January 29, 2012

Caulfield is a fascinating kid.I love the idea of Mr. Spaezle keeping his coughdrops next to his Pepto-Bismol.

Another fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s “Miles Vorkosigan” books!

Can’t fault a teacher for having extra cough drops; coughing students are disruptive!

But can a teacher actually give a student a cough drop these days? (In my youth, aspirins were readily available from the school nurse).

Good ol’ Ms. Plainwell….She’d call in sick….She’s not lazy, she’s smart..It’s not fair to the kids if you get them sick…not only that, but having more than a few kids missing several days can be a lot more work for a teacher…throws lesson plans way off….the absent ones have to be brought up to speed…..make up test given during lunch…Nope, stay home, teach. Pamper yourself. You deserve it.. Hey, you owe it to the kids…besides, getting away from the little monsters is a treat in itself!

“Usually” only occasionally applies to “Fraz”

Nope – you can’t give out cough drops any more. Some teachers put out cherry lifesavers but sooner or later somebody will find a reason why you can’t do that either.

There is a vaild reason for teachers not just handing out medicine willy nilly. And Caulfield’s asking half a dozen different people is just an example of one possiblity, overdose.

For instance can’t give out asprin (or adult pepto which contains asprin) because of things like Reye’s Syndrome, I’d much rather a school nurse call me if my child has a headache than kill or disable them, thanks.

As for throat drops, the sugar free ones with sorbitol make my father and me both quite ill, my son already has digestive issues and sorbitol triggers diarrhea by aggervating dehydration.

I doubt any of you would appreciate having to hospitalize your child because a teacher or school administrator “didn’t think it would be a problem” to give your kid an OTC medication.