Okay, if it's not clearly ridiculous that a 10 year old girl was suspended for bringing peppermint oil to school during the holiday season and sharing it with her friends, what is?
This happened up in NY. Peppermint oil, from what I can find is mostly effective for settling one's upset stomach. With months of use and large amounts, one may be able to dissolve gallstones. When was the last time you heard of someone overdosing on peppermint oil? No tolerance, well, that's a great policy, so long as the person enforcing this has an IQ above the single digits. If it was a distraction in class, then take it from her, speak to her parents, whatever. Suspending her, though?
I can't help but wonder what other factors were at work here for the staff to make such a call. Why was this peppermint oil- or this child- seen as a threat?
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