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• adamnvillani commented on Supreme Court declares strip search of 13-year-old student unconstitutional
  "Over the Counter," counterintuitively enough, means a drug you can just buy off the shelf. You can buy ibuprofen off the shelf in the US. Just not prescription-strength ibuprofen....
• Mark Gordon commented on Supreme Court declares strip search of 13-year-old student unconstitutional
  @51 "If you'd like your kid to get a medication, just take the bottle to the nurse with a prescription for when to take them." Given the extent of the hysteria, I suspect that many schools chiefly intend to have the nurse "just say no" whenever possible. Teachers can also potentially block student visits to the nurse during class. Nurses may step away for whatever reason. And then there's the point you conveniently make: "Most schools don't have the number of nurses available to give insulin shots to all those whose parents ask for it." By your own admission, then,...
• teufelsdroch commented on Supreme Court declares strip search of 13-year-old student unconstitutional
  @61 Yes indeed, the judges were very careful in their decision to try to limit its scope. You're making tit-for-tat arguments which continue to prove my thesis: This case was clear cut, but the broader precedent the ACLU is trying to set regarding prescription medication and personal searches is not valid. The enlightened school principal would read the full decision and understand that. But, as you've pointed out, schools see a lawsuit and make irrational policies. YOUR basic thesis, as far as I can tell, is that kids should be allowed to carry and take drugs without instructions from their...
• SamSam commented on Supreme Court declares strip search of 13-year-old student unconstitutional
  @ Teufelsdroch: Exactly: schools make no distinction between harmless and harmful pills. They are not qualified to do so. That is why a case based on ibuprofen has relevance for more dangerous pills. I'm sorry, but the Supreme Court's ruling explicitly disagrees with you: "Because the suspected facts pointing to Savana did not indicate that the drugs presented a danger to students or were concealed in her underwear, Wilson did not have sufficient suspicion to warrant extending the search to the point of making Savana pull out her underwear. "Because Wilson knew that the pills were common pain relievers, he...
• fantasmastudio commented on $7 solar oven design wins $75,000 prize
  This is one of the easiest way to help saving the planet, I mean, using solar power is a great advantage and we should all consider it, no matter where we live. Of course, Mr Jon Bohmer lives in Kenya and had all the more reasons to invest time into researching solar ovens, in that area things are a bit different. His efforts were now paid in full, $75k as a prize, man, that's a good prize, no matter you live in Kenya or in US. Personally I run a blog on solar cookers and I know a lot of...