Jacob Redmond
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A special needs student and medical marijuana patient was suspended from school after his mom accidentally sent a medicated lunch to school. She wants to see change, and it could be on the way. An amendment to the Colorado Caregiver Law called "Jack's Amendment" passed by the general assembly last week is expected to be signed by Governor Hickenlooper next week.
Representative Jonathan Singer of Longmont says the family of a teenager in his district named Jack, brought this issue to his attention. The student had been medicating with a patch that contained medical marijuana oil in school, until the school found out. He was asked to leave the school. The amendment allows school districts to form their own policies on medical marijuana in schools.
Jennie Stormes is ready for that change in policy, but also says the current one shouldn't be so black and white that her son be punished for a mistake she made. "He has no ability to make a decision between right and wrong," she says.
The Stormes family considers themselves medical refugees. They came all the way from New Jersey so Jackson can use medical marijuana. He has Dravet Syndrome, a rare disorder that causes severe seizures. Stormes gives Jackson his cannabis medication twice a day, before and after school. "The cannabis is saving his life," she said. "He is successful on cannabis and it's making a difference for him."
She puts pills containing THC some of his meals, preparing both medicated meals and separate school safe meals. On Monday, she accidentally put a medicated meal in his lunchbox. "The vice principal and the superintendent basically told me my son was suspended for bringing drugs on school grounds." She calls it an unfit punishment, given the circumstances.
"Jack didn't make the meals," she said. "Jack didn't put the lunch together. Jack didn't bring the lunch to school. Jack doesn't feed himself. How is he getting suspended for that?"
Jack goes to Sand Creek High School in District 49. Stormes took her concerns to Thursday evening's school board meeting. The district says its policies are based on Colorado law and are always applied equally and consistently.
That could be changing with "Jack's Amendment". School districts will have the option to decide whether medical marijuana should be allowed on campus.
"The Colorado Association of School Boards will give a policy to school districts that the local school board may vote in and accept as is," said District 49's Director of Communications, Matt Meister. "They may make some tweaks depending on the local community needs that the school district serves."
District 49 offered Stormes the opportunity to have some input as that new policy is being formed. She accepted and looks forward to having the option for Jack to medicate at school. "If it helps him, then maybe we'll start medicating," she said. "But it would be through the nurse, and it would be the proper channels. I'm not going to sneak it into his lunches."
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Representative Jonathan Singer of Longmont says the family of a teenager in his district named Jack, brought this issue to his attention. The student had been medicating with a patch that contained medical marijuana oil in school, until the school found out. He was asked to leave the school. The amendment allows school districts to form their own policies on medical marijuana in schools.
Jennie Stormes is ready for that change in policy, but also says the current one shouldn't be so black and white that her son be punished for a mistake she made. "He has no ability to make a decision between right and wrong," she says.
The Stormes family considers themselves medical refugees. They came all the way from New Jersey so Jackson can use medical marijuana. He has Dravet Syndrome, a rare disorder that causes severe seizures. Stormes gives Jackson his cannabis medication twice a day, before and after school. "The cannabis is saving his life," she said. "He is successful on cannabis and it's making a difference for him."
She puts pills containing THC some of his meals, preparing both medicated meals and separate school safe meals. On Monday, she accidentally put a medicated meal in his lunchbox. "The vice principal and the superintendent basically told me my son was suspended for bringing drugs on school grounds." She calls it an unfit punishment, given the circumstances.
"Jack didn't make the meals," she said. "Jack didn't put the lunch together. Jack didn't bring the lunch to school. Jack doesn't feed himself. How is he getting suspended for that?"
Jack goes to Sand Creek High School in District 49. Stormes took her concerns to Thursday evening's school board meeting. The district says its policies are based on Colorado law and are always applied equally and consistently.
That could be changing with "Jack's Amendment". School districts will have the option to decide whether medical marijuana should be allowed on campus.
"The Colorado Association of School Boards will give a policy to school districts that the local school board may vote in and accept as is," said District 49's Director of Communications, Matt Meister. "They may make some tweaks depending on the local community needs that the school district serves."
District 49 offered Stormes the opportunity to have some input as that new policy is being formed. She accepted and looks forward to having the option for Jack to medicate at school. "If it helps him, then maybe we'll start medicating," she said. "But it would be through the nurse, and it would be the proper channels. I'm not going to sneak it into his lunches."
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Full Article: Special needs student suspended for medical marijuana mistake - KOAA.com | Continuous News | Colorado Springs and Pueblo
Author: Kelsey Kennedy
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