http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ontario-mom-urges-schools-to-let-asthmatic-kids-carry-puffers-1.2455861

Basically the kids at the school weren't allowed to carry inhalers with them but they had them locked up in the principals office in case of an emergency. One day, there was an emergency where a boy had an asthma attack, but they couldn't get him to his inhaler in time because it was in the principals office and he died as a result. I know this happened a year ago but apparently the principal is being accused of murder, and I'm curious what the peeps here think of that.

As someone who has asthma, this story hit me hard. But yet I don't think its the principals fault, he was probably just following regulations, and how was he supposed to know the boy wouldn't be able to get his inhaler in time?

Thoughts?

I think murder is extreme, however I do feel something akin to child neglect or other charges of carelessness would be more appropriate. It's kind of a dike thing to go 'Yeah, we know you might be suffering from a bad episode of asthma but uhhhh why don't you walk all the way to the office so you wont get worse and potentially die.'

Even though I didn't need it, The nurse got tired of having it in the office and let me self-carry mine.

Probably will get Manslaughter.

Well, I think it's going too far to call it "murder". But it is the principals fault, no doubt. Because wouldn't that decision be up to him? It's idiotic to put a possible life saver that far out of the students reach.

And in extension to saying that calling it murder would be an exaggeration, I assume he could be going to jail for this? Yeah, I think that would be silly. Yes, he made a bad decision, but jail isn't going to help this. He didn't remove the inhaler from the students immediate use with the intention to kill him (at least I don't think he did). It was just a dumb decision that cost a life, which should be punishment enough. Should he lose his job? I might catch flak for this, but only if he shows other signs of irresponsibility, because as I said, I don't believe this is tangible enough. Fine him or something.

I would say the school division is to blame on this on. Principal probably just did what he was told.

But I haven't read the article.

Can someone explain why kids are not allowed inhalers on them on these days?

Are parent not up in arms over police state policies like this?