Little Girl Suspended for 30 Days Because She Lent Her Inhaler to a Gasping Classmate
14th January 2016
No good deed goes unpunished. Schrade Middle School in Garland, Texas, suspended a 12-year-old girl for several days—and has placed her in alternative schooling for the next month—because she lent her inhaler to a classmate who was having difficulty breathing.
No good deed goes unpunished — ain’t that the truth?
The school district is probably right that Rush shouldn’t have shared her inhaler, but who can blame her for wanting to help? That said, there’s an easy solution available to the school: just tell Rush not to do it again. That’s it. Not every mistake requires a punishment. Sometimes, it’s sufficient to correct inappropriate behavior without ruining a child’s entire school year.
Sorry, that’s too sensible for a modern school official.