A student did more than bring drugs to school one day. First,he was high. Second, he had sold "squished up pills" he had in his bag, and third, he had paraphernalia to measure out and distribute more. The Administration asked the Special Education staff how they could have allowed this to have happened? What could they do to keep this from happening in the future? What could they do to help the student? The staff was without answers.
This situation begs the question: Who's problem is it when a student brings drugs to school? I eluded to the fact that the student was in special education; so was the student whom he sold the drugs to. The students made a choice, regardless of their disability, to break the law; yet administration is asking the teachers if they worked to prevent the situation. Educators are now being questioned, and in some cases reprimanded, when students do the wrong thing. Bureaucracy, procedural inconsistencies and a lack of continuity leave a teacher in the position of dealing with students on their own within the classroom. This issue, however, is beyond the classroom. The students made a choice that resulted in their arrest and eventual prosecution but because the students are labeled "Special Ed" some how the onus is on the educator.
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I don't think educators should be responsible for this students action. Their is no way for anyone to know that the student had drugs in his possesion. Teenagers are teenagers no matter what mental state they are in and they will all do stupid things, like most of us did as teenagers. I believe that this should be the parents problem. Once the administrator notifies them they should handle it. The administrations reaction towards the educators is merely an attempt to cover their asses.
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