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In a hearing, Resil-Johnson did not deny giving two students Advil while school was in session during the fall of 2019.
The teacher testified, in her defense, that she had parental permission and was remorseful about breaking district policy.
Providing medication to students, Colfesh wrote in his decision, is strictly limited and for good reason. Drug interactions or allergies are grave dangers as are possibilities that a given drug will exacerbate a condition rather than alleviate it, the arbitrator wrote. Teachers are almost universally unqualified to gauge such perils.
Colfesh emphasized the serious nature of the action. Ignoring such a standard surely shakes public confidence in teachers, he wrote.