Fourth Grader Sells Herb to Classmates
April 2nd, 2009 by Silvio
The authorities in Philadelphia cracked down on a well structured, and ruthless drug ring this week. As many as 11 bags (size unknown) of marijuana were found in a student’s backpack and seized during an inter agency operation at Thomas G. Morton Elementary in Southwest Philly.
The alleged head of the drug ring, 10-year-old Ismael Zambada Smith (name and ethnic group changed) was searched after an anonymous informant tipped off the authorities. The motivation behind the betrayal remains unclear, but it is safe to assume that one of his “business partners”, two fourth grade girls and a third grade boy, were trying to cut a deal in order to avoid prosecution.
According to a school official, Fernando Gallard, the 10-year old kingpin will be deported into another class (in the same school), in order to provide him with structured environment and counseling about substance abuse.
His gang was suspended, and Smith is still refusing to give up his supplier. Rumors about a plan by his former gang to bust Smith out of detention are just that, rumors.
Performance-Enhancing Drug Use Rising in Academic Circles
February 6th, 2009 by Perry
An NPR story reports that Adderall and Ritalin usage are on the rise, as students are turning to the attention-span altering medications to increase their ability to hit the books for long hours.
Students in the article talk about how the drug helps with fatigue, motivation and naturally, concentration, and most importantly to college-aged purchasers, it’s affordable. The markets at most schools reportedly fluctuate with demand, making the average price $5, but during finals week as much as $25. (Fucking inflation.)
That was the good — the bad and the ugly; for all the short-term help the drugs give, using up the brain’s dopamine receptors to provide that boost wreaks havoc on the immune system, among other things; and it’s amphetamine-based, which means its highly addictive.
MPP on 17 Year Olds Busted for MMJ
March 22nd, 2007 by AlexThere was a story that broke in San Diego a few weeks ago talking about how high school students were able to acquire medical marijuana licenses.
These students applied their new-found freedom by buying pot, getting blazed at school and then using the license as an excuse after being busted. Not that bright, I agree.
Well, Fox News decided to bring Aaron Houston, Director of Government Relations for the Marijuana Policy Project, onto the TV to explain the MPP’s position on all of this.
First things first, Aaron is not a doctor. Also, Aaron is not a school administrator. These are two facts he makes extremely clear as the video progresses.
I think that Aaron was trying to get a good message across, but fell a little short with his overall television persona feeling somewhat contrived.
Why Not Drug Test Infants?
August 2nd, 2006 by Alex
The problem is that these liberties are slowly eroding. This is another thing I don’t have to point out. Pick up a newspaper or magazine, read the news online, or talk to some current students. Random drug tests, un-announced searches, and other supposedly protective measures are being taken more and more frequently by schools. The latest, and most troubling, doesn’t come from America but its ally overseas – England.
A British school has launched a pilot program where students as young as 11 are subjected to random drug tests – a project that has generated interest in Washington and fed a civil liberties debate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Eleven years old? Seriously? Well, at least this is only hapenning in England…
The White House drug czar says similar tests aren’t far off in the United States. “This (drug testing) is a public health measure,” Walters told The Associated Press.
Guess not. Will a line ever be drawn to regulate how young we can start testing children for drugs? Why not test infants? We can catch them when they’re young, before the pressures of 6th grade really get to the next generation.
What public and school officials don’t realize, is that bringing up this drug testing issue earlier and earlier for students puts the idea of drugs in their mind. They will become curious and want to see what all the big fucking deal is about. What are these drugs? Are they really as bad as people say they are? Maybe I’ll try for myself and find out…
As an adult, you should be able to make your own decisions about what you do and do not put in your body. As a child, you should be educated and protected by competent parents. It should be as simple as that. Anything beyond this scope, besides the obvious signs of intoxication while at school, are overstepping the boundaries of a government to police its own population.
I think it’s time to start manufacturing tFS pre-natal drug test kits…
