Frazz by Jef Mallett for January 29, 2012
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Transcript:
Caulfield: Miss Plainwell, Do you have a cough drop? Miss Plainwell: I might have an old one somewhere. Caulfield: Coach Hacker, do you have a cough drop? Coach Hacker: regular or extra strength? Frazz: I don't. Why? Are you coming down with something? Caulfield: No. I'm seeing who's planning on coming in to school sick. Caulfield: Mr. Spaetzle, Do you have a cough drop? Mr. Spaetzle: There's a big bag next to my pepto-bismol. Caulfield: Mrs. Olsen, do you have a cough drop? Mrs. Olsen: A whole drawerful of 'em.
whitecarabao almost 13 years ago
Caulfield is a fascinating kid.I love the idea of Mr. Spaezle keeping his coughdrops next to his Pepto-Bismol.
CoBass almost 13 years ago
Another fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s “Miles Vorkosigan” books!
archipelago Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Can’t fault a teacher for having extra cough drops; coughing students are disruptive!
Rush Strong Premium Member almost 13 years ago
But can a teacher actually give a student a cough drop these days? (In my youth, aspirins were readily available from the school nurse).
Varnes almost 13 years ago
Good ol’ Ms. Plainwell….She’d call in sick….She’s not lazy, she’s smart..It’s not fair to the kids if you get them sick…not only that, but having more than a few kids missing several days can be a lot more work for a teacher…throws lesson plans way off….the absent ones have to be brought up to speed…..make up test given during lunch…Nope, stay home, teach. Pamper yourself. You deserve it.. Hey, you owe it to the kids…besides, getting away from the little monsters is a treat in itself!
LeoAutodidact almost 13 years ago
“Usually” only occasionally applies to “Fraz”
Mama Bear 3 almost 13 years ago
Nope – you can’t give out cough drops any more. Some teachers put out cherry lifesavers but sooner or later somebody will find a reason why you can’t do that either.
water_moon almost 13 years ago
There is a vaild reason for teachers not just handing out medicine willy nilly. And Caulfield’s asking half a dozen different people is just an example of one possiblity, overdose.
For instance can’t give out asprin (or adult pepto which contains asprin) because of things like Reye’s Syndrome, I’d much rather a school nurse call me if my child has a headache than kill or disable them, thanks.
As for throat drops, the sugar free ones with sorbitol make my father and me both quite ill, my son already has digestive issues and sorbitol triggers diarrhea by aggervating dehydration.
I doubt any of you would appreciate having to hospitalize your child because a teacher or school administrator “didn’t think it would be a problem” to give your kid an OTC medication.