anywebsite Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I think at primary school the teachers kept the inhalers, but I can't be sure, I went to a small primary school just before the asthma boom & there was nobody in my class with asthma, just 1 kid in the year below. In secondary school there were 3 or 4 kids with asthma in my class of 30, they all kept their own inhalers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Sigh, another non story / rant. Move along folks, nothing to see here. Spend your time on something more meaningful instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 My wife took our 5 year old to school on Monday. He suffers from Asthma ad has ann inhaler in a morning and night. Over the weekend he was more wheezie so had to have extra puffs in the day. Arriving at school my wife advised the teacher he had been struggling a little bit and if he needed it his inhaler was in his bag. Her reaction was as if he had crack cocaine or a knife if his bag. She took the bag and locked it away. the fact he had taken the same inhler to school every day was by the by. Political correctness gone mad again. So your objection is based on what exactly? That the bag was locked up? Pretty irresponsible to have potentially dangerous drugs in a school and not lock them up don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Sigh, another non story / rant. Move along folks, nothing to see here. Spend your time on something more meaningful instead. Not so. The potential death of a 5 year old child who is being allowed free access to a prescribed and potentially dangerous drug is quite 'meaningful' in my world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I think I remember when I was in primary school the teachers did keep the inhalers & that was back in the 80s. It's understandable with young kids & the teachers tend to keep a close eye on the young kids anyway, especially if they've got asthma, they're never that far away from getting their inhaler if they need it. So yeah, non story. If your child has an attack & doesn't get their inhaler fast enough, then you can complain. Asthma is quite common now, as I said, it was about 1 in 10 kids by the time I got to secondary school in the 90s & increasing. The teachers will be used to dealing with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavtyke Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 If there wasn't such a blame culture in this country maybe they wouldn't have to do this sort of thing?! I agree here m8! "Blame Culture" sadly (to pardon the pun) is to "blame" for a lot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemesUnltd Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 How things change. I remember a substitute teacher go ape at me for using one in class (at primary school - aged 9 or 10) . Should have done it my own time apparently and confiscated it. I had mine all through school. Not sure I could have done games without a ventoline stuffed in my pocket, and having to faff going to and from nursie for a couple of puffs would have been pointless. Not sure about 5 year olds though, I didnt have it that young but certainly 9 or 10 upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenewilde Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 My wife took our 5 year old to school on Monday. He suffers from Asthma ad has ann inhaler in a morning and night. Over the weekend he was more wheezie so had to have extra puffs in the day. Her reaction was as if he had crack cocaine or a knife if his bag. She took the bag and locked it away. the fact he had taken the same inhler to school every day was by the by. Political correctness gone mad again. Common practice in all primary schools. I can't imagine why you thought it appropriate to let a 5 year old have medication like that in his bag. What if his friends had got hold of it or seen him with it and asked for a go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenewilde Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I can see your point. Do secondary school kids get to keep their inhalers? Should they? Just wondered Secondary school children do keep their inhalers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Asthma is quite common now, as I said, it was about 1 in 10 kids by the time I got to secondary school in the 90s & increasing. The teachers will be used to dealing with it. I've no link, so please don't ask for one. My experience is that far fewer kids carry inhalers these days, than in the early 90s. Probably because although athsma is unpleasant, it is also usually mild. Some kids need inhalers, but the medical profession seem to have developed a sense of proportion over this. It appears that dyslexia has overtaken asthma as the middle class disease of choice:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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