MY DAUGHTER WENT TO THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR TO DISCUSS A PROBLEM SHE WAS HAVING, A DEPUTY WAS CALLED IN, SHE WAS LABELED A "5150" AND THEN RUSHED AWAY IN AN AMBULANCE TO A COUNTY FACILITY BEFORE WE WERE NOTIFIED.SHE ASKED FOR HER PARENTS BUT WAS TOLD NO, WE WOULDNT BE NOTIFIED UNTIL SHE WAS GONE.THE DEPUTY TOLD HER THAT HER RIGHTS WOULD BE READ TO HER LATER - THEY NEVER WERE. WHILE AT THE FACILITY THEY TOOK A URINE SAMLPE IN SEARCH OF DRUGS.SHE WENT LOOKING FOR REASSURANCE, SYMPATHY AND PRIVACY. INSTEAD SHE GOT LABELED, LOCKED UP AND DRUG TESTED.MY DAUGHTER IS VERY SAD ABOUT LOOSING HER GRANDMOTHER AND HAD AN EMOTIONAL MELTDOWN, SHE WAS CRYING AND SAD. SHE WAS NOT HYSTERICAL OR VIOLENT, OR ACTING OUT IN ANY MANNER. LIKE ALL TEENS SHE'S THOUGHT ABOUT CALLING IT QUITS BUT INSTEAD WENT TO TALK TO SOMEONE SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO TRUST . CAN THEY DO THAT, CAN THEY JUST TAKE A CHILD AWAY FROM SCHOOL WITHOUT NOTIFYING A PARENT? THE PRINCIPAL DIDNT EVEN KNOW A STUDENT WAS TAKEN AWAY.
2006-09-11 08:02:47 · 5 answers · asked by D. 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
While you certainly should have been contacted (and the principal notified), if the counselor had reason to believe your daughter was suicidal, taking her to a hospital (I assume a hospital) was well within the norm.
I hope she's doing better. My sympathies.
2006-09-11 08:06:23 · answer #1 · answered by Inquisitor-2006 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You and the principal should have been notified, but I think there are certain precautions that counselors take. I also understand that law comes before education, meaning if your kid gets into a fight, you will be notified that he/she has been removed from school and taken to a juvenile detention. It works the same with drugs.
At least they showed concern for your child. I think they over-reacted, but it was probably done for the safety of your child and the other children.
2006-09-11 15:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely contact an attorney. It sounds to me that somebody jumped the gun here. Only an attorney can tell you what rights of yours have been violated and what recourse you can take. At the very least, the general public needs to be made aware of this situation, so that a similar event cannot happen to someone else.
2006-09-11 16:58:07 · answer #3 · answered by Dewhitewolf 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your daughter could be emotionally scarred for life. They should have contacted you for consent. If the school does not have a drug policy in place, SUE THEM. Ask for a copy of the policy and scrutinize it for the procedures that should have been taken in this situation. Look for any loopholes. If you find any, take it to your lawyer. My prayers are with your daughter and you. Check the following website: www.drugtestingfails.org
2006-09-11 15:36:10 · answer #4 · answered by Just enquiring/ inquiring 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
instead of being on here asking this, you should be contacting an attorney
2006-09-11 15:09:46 · answer #5 · answered by daddysboicub 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋