Safety Law News for 7/30/12

  •  Performance-enhancing Adderall is now a routine drug for students across the nation, according to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. One student calls it the drug for “good kids,” as many high school students turn to Adderall under the pressure of qualifying for Ivy League schools.
  •  When educators smelled alcohol and saw “some unusual behavior,” during a graduation rehearsal, the school and police administered Breathalyzers to every one of the 74 graduating seniors. The community is split over whether educators made the right decision: some parents are grateful, others are considering a lawsuit.
  •  Michigan’s State Board of Education is asking schools to reconsider zero tolerance policies that go beyond the law’s minimum requirements. Sheriff Michael Bouchard, previously a state senator, says he appreciates the desire to seek alternative punishments—and that, at the same time, “the first and primary duty is to have a safe school environment.”