On my birthday of all days, my wife and I got a call from the school: my stepdaughter got herself in trouble.
Her best friend and her became friends with a boy. Everything seemed fine.
Last week, some girl asked my stepdaughter to get her some pills, which she could do through this boy. She accepted.
The girl got caught with the pills, and my stepdaughter, when questionned (eventually) admitted to selling her the pills. The boy denies it all. She told the principal that she knew that she would get in trouble for it, but decided to do it anyways.
So now, she'll be suspended for the rest of the week, and transfered to the "Alternative Education Program" for the remainder of the year. They don't quite have the same curriculum, so although her grades will go up, she'll miss out on a Spanish class, and a good education. They also have very strict rules (dress code, no makeup, no bags, no more than $10 at any time, not permited on school grounds for any reason, etc...).
The girl that got the pills never took them. The local police identified the prescription as "anti-seizure" medication. They also opted not to take this to court, and let the school handle it.
Needless to say, my stepdaughter is grounded, for an indefinite period of time, and will be getting counselling, among a number of other things...
So if you have a kid, please do everyone a favor, take a minute and remind them that dealing in prescription/medications is just as bad as dealing with illegal substances, and that only a parent/guardian is allowed to give a kid medication: "just say no". Maybe a reminder about peer pressure wouldn't hurt either.
Thanks,
BB2K