Youth found bleeding from nose and mouth in hallway
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 Posted: 10:16 AM EDT (1416 GMT)
ODESSA, Texas (AP) -- A student who drank a chemical from his high school lab on a dare was recovering in a hospital, but not before a scare.
The student drank the unidentified chemical on a bet at the school, said Nancy Smith, a UMC supervisor.
"We need to find out what it was from the toxicologist," Assistant Principal Ray Lascano said. "All of those materials belonged to one of the chemistry labs."
The student was found last Wednesday in a school hallway, bleeding from the nose and mouth.
The unidentified student, a junior at Odessa High School, was upgraded Monday from critical to satisfactory condition at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
Lascano, who talked with the youth's mother Monday afternoon, said swelling in his throat had receded enough for him to talk. The student was moved from the Lubbock hospital's intensive-care unit to the pediatric unit, he said.
Lascano said Ector County Independent School District officials were still investigating.
posted on May 18, 2004 01:58:48 PM new
Oh brother....it is scary that he wouldn't have more common sense, especially at that age.
You're mentioning the possibility of them dumbing down the science class [or].....I'm think his parents will probably find some way to sue the teacher/school/district for not warning their son it might be harmful to drink chemicals.
posted on May 18, 2004 02:54:51 PM new
All for $2.00.
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posted on May 18, 2004 07:22:05 PM new
WSJ - today...
alongside the AP dispatch on the Web site of WFTV in Orlando, Fla., is one of the dumbest online polls we've ever seen.
It asks, "How much would someone have to bet you to get you to drink an unknown chemical at a school lab?"
The possible answers: $2, $100, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $50,000, $100,000, $1 million, "I'm crazy, I'd drink it for nothing," and "No amount, I'd never drink it."
The results so far, in case you're wondering:
73% say they'd never drink it.
But 12% say they'd do it for a million bucks,
3% for two bucks,
and 1% or 2% for each intermediate sum.
Maybe school districts should look into this as a way of reducing class size.
posted on May 18, 2004 08:19:51 PM new
Heck I'd do it for $1 million. I mean come on now thats $1 million. But of course they would have to tripple-dog-dare me first.
posted on May 19, 2004 06:39:59 AM new
The sad thing is this idiot will probably end up suing the school and teacher for not properly warning him about the dangers of drinking the dangerous chemicals.
posted on May 19, 2004 07:07:55 AM new
Lol, Dave...That little ditty reminds me of my Photography professor. When he was in Vietnam, developing chemicals were stored in the refrigerator. He thought he was taking a sip of water when in fact it was developing fluid.
Maybe this kid thought he was drinking water too. Who knows?
