What two (or more) quotes capture the message of the article?
“Experts agree that the nation's 89,000 public schools vary widely in how they handle children with asthma.”
“Now, 68 percent of schools allow students to carry and treat themselves with inhalers, and 18 states have laws that protect children's rights to carry inhalers. In the remaining schools, zero-tolerance policies, intended to prevent students from sharing drugs, keep students from carrying any drugs at all.”
“The report also calls for teachers, coaches, secretaries, principals, maintenance staff and bus drivers to be educated in asthma triggers, symptoms and emergency care. ‘The vast majority of teachers are not trained to know when a child should take an inhaler or be sent to the nurse,' Dr. Kolbe said.”
“Other major problems are mold, cockroaches and other pests, use of pesticides, carpeting, use of heavy-duty cleaning products, pets in classrooms, and buses idling in front of schools.”
What is the main point of the article, and how is it supported?
The main point of the article is that there is a lack of proper education about life with asthma when it comes to faculty at schools. The point of the article is that faculty such as teachers, coaches and secretaries should be educated about asthma triggers, they should know when to send a child home, and they should most definitely know the symptoms. The focus being on nurses alone is wrong. The lack of knowledge by the faculty not only puts the lives of asthmatic children in danger, but it also keeps parents of asthmatic children from allowing their children to attend school when they are not feeling well. The parents are actually afraid that the school will not be able to handle a situation properly if it were to arise, as was shown by the case of Philip Hernandez, who had an asthma attack at school and ended up dying due to the school’s negligence to his health problems.
What actors (individuals or organizations) are referred to? (Provide names and short descriptions.)
Philip Hernandez: Discussed in the article as being a student that had an asthma attack at school and ended up dying due to his school being negligent of his health problems.
Schools: heavily discussed wit regards to their policy on asthmatic students carrying inhalers. The article stets that “Now, 68 percent of schools allow students to carry and treat themselves with inhalers, and 18 states have laws that protect children's rights to carry inhalers. In the remaining schools, zero-tolerance policies, intended to prevent students from sharing drugs, keep students from carrying any drugs at all.”
What kind of causation or responsibility is argued or implied in the article?
The article places a large responsibility on the schools, which as implied in the article, should be making sure that their asthmatic students have a plan in case of an emergency, that the children can easily get to their inhalers in case of an emergency, and that faculty, such as teachers, coaches, and secretaries are well educated about life with asthma so that they can better handle a situation if it were to arise.
How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
The article discusses the issue that children with asthma face in schools that limit their access to their inhalers. The article also discusses the reasoning behind these schools doing this, which is that they have a zero-drug policy. As stated by Dr. Lani Wheeler, inhalers are safe and its not as if children can get high off of them; therefore, the strict rules against them in schools do not make sense. This, here, represents an equity issue because certain asthmatic children are placed at a disadvantage when it comes to their education. As stated previously, a lot of parents don’t allow they children to attend schools when they are suffering from asthma because they are not confident that the school will be able to properly handle the situation. As a result, the children miss school, which ends up negatively impacting their education. If the faculty had better education on asthma, there would be less asthmatic students missing school.
What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issued and actors described in the article? I followed up on how many states since 2002 have changed their drug policy law in schools, whether further arguments have been made on “zero-tolerance” and inhalers, as well as the C.D.C.
Samrin Ali
Full citation and link
Laurie Tarkan, “Educating Schools About Life With Asthma,” The New York Times, Nov. 19th, 2002.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/19/health/educating-schools-about-life-with-asthma.html
What two (or more) quotes capture the message of the article?
“Experts agree that the nation's 89,000 public schools vary widely in how they handle children with asthma.”
“Now, 68 percent of schools allow students to carry and treat themselves with inhalers, and 18 states have laws that protect children's rights to carry inhalers. In the remaining schools, zero-tolerance policies, intended to prevent students from sharing drugs, keep students from carrying any drugs at all.”
“The report also calls for teachers, coaches, secretaries, principals, maintenance staff and bus drivers to be educated in asthma triggers, symptoms and emergency care. ‘The vast majority of teachers are not trained to know when a child should take an inhaler or be sent to the nurse,' Dr. Kolbe said.”
“Other major problems are mold, cockroaches and other pests, use of pesticides, carpeting, use of heavy-duty cleaning products, pets in classrooms, and buses idling in front of schools.”
What is the main point of the article, and how is it supported?
The main point of the article is that there is a lack of proper education about life with asthma when it comes to faculty at schools. The point of the article is that faculty such as teachers, coaches and secretaries should be educated about asthma triggers, they should know when to send a child home, and they should most definitely know the symptoms. The focus being on nurses alone is wrong. The lack of knowledge by the faculty not only puts the lives of asthmatic children in danger, but it also keeps parents of asthmatic children from allowing their children to attend school when they are not feeling well. The parents are actually afraid that the school will not be able to handle a situation properly if it were to arise, as was shown by the case of Philip Hernandez, who had an asthma attack at school and ended up dying due to the school’s negligence to his health problems.
What actors (individuals or organizations) are referred to? (Provide names and short descriptions.)
Philip Hernandez: Discussed in the article as being a student that had an asthma attack at school and ended up dying due to his school being negligent of his health problems.
Schools: heavily discussed wit regards to their policy on asthmatic students carrying inhalers. The article stets that “Now, 68 percent of schools allow students to carry and treat themselves with inhalers, and 18 states have laws that protect children's rights to carry inhalers. In the remaining schools, zero-tolerance policies, intended to prevent students from sharing drugs, keep students from carrying any drugs at all.”
What kind of causation or responsibility is argued or implied in the article?
The article places a large responsibility on the schools, which as implied in the article, should be making sure that their asthmatic students have a plan in case of an emergency, that the children can easily get to their inhalers in case of an emergency, and that faculty, such as teachers, coaches, and secretaries are well educated about life with asthma so that they can better handle a situation if it were to arise.
How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
The article discusses the issue that children with asthma face in schools that limit their access to their inhalers. The article also discusses the reasoning behind these schools doing this, which is that they have a zero-drug policy. As stated by Dr. Lani Wheeler, inhalers are safe and its not as if children can get high off of them; therefore, the strict rules against them in schools do not make sense. This, here, represents an equity issue because certain asthmatic children are placed at a disadvantage when it comes to their education. As stated previously, a lot of parents don’t allow they children to attend schools when they are suffering from asthma because they are not confident that the school will be able to properly handle the situation. As a result, the children miss school, which ends up negatively impacting their education. If the faculty had better education on asthma, there would be less asthmatic students missing school.
What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issued and actors described in the article?
I followed up on how many states since 2002 have changed their drug policy law in schools, whether further arguments have been made on “zero-tolerance” and inhalers, as well as the C.D.C.