{"id":6068,"date":"2018-01-13T14:58:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T19:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lcpllutzlivetotell.org\/?p=6068"},"modified":"2019-08-08T12:49:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T16:49:24","slug":"illinois-judge-allows-11-year-old-girl-use-medical-marijuana-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/?p=6068","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Judge Allows 11-Year-Old Girl To Use Medical Marijuana At School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"storytitle\">\n<h1>Illinois Judge Allows 11-Year-Old Girl To Use Medical Marijuana At School<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-tools\">\n<div class=\"share-tools share-tools--primary\" aria-label=\"Share tools\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-tools__service share-tools__service--facebook\"><button class=\"fbStory577861945\" data-share-facebook=\"{&quot;storyId&quot;: 577861945 }\" data-metrics=\"{&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Click Facebook&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Share Tools&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/sections\\\/thetwo-way\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/13\\\/577861945\\\/illinois-judge-allows-11-year-old-girl-to-use-medical-marijuana-at-school&quot;}\"><b class=\"share-tools__service-name\">Facebook<\/b><\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-tools__service share-tools__service--twitter\"><button class=\"story577861945\" data-share-twitter=\"{&quot;storyId&quot;: 577861945 }\" data-metrics=\"{&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Click Twitter&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Share Tools&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/sections\\\/thetwo-way\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/13\\\/577861945\\\/illinois-judge-allows-11-year-old-girl-to-use-medical-marijuana-at-school&quot;}\"><b class=\"share-tools__service-name\">Twitter<\/b><\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-tools__service share-tools__service--flipboard\"><button class=\"story577861945\" data-share-flipboard=\"{&quot;storyId&quot;: 577861945 }\" data-metrics=\"{&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Click Flipboard&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Share Tools&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/sections\\\/thetwo-way\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/13\\\/577861945\\\/illinois-judge-allows-11-year-old-girl-to-use-medical-marijuana-at-school&quot;}\"><b class=\"share-tools__service-name\">Flipboard<\/b><\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-tools__service share-tools__service--email\"><button class=\"share-tools__email-link\" data-story-id=\"577861945\" data-metrics=\"{&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Click Email a Friend&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Share Tools&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/sections\\\/thetwo-way\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/13\\\/577861945\\\/illinois-judge-allows-11-year-old-girl-to-use-medical-marijuana-at-school&quot;}\"><b class=\"share-tools__service-name\">Email<\/b><\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"story-meta\" class=\"story-meta has-byline\">\n<div class=\"story-meta__one\">\n<div id=\"story-meta\" class=\"story-meta has-byline\">\n<div class=\"story-meta__one\">\n<div class=\"dateblock\"><time datetime=\"2018-01-13T13:42:38-05:00\"><span class=\"date\">January 13, 2018<\/span><span class=\"time\">1:42 PM ET<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-meta__two\">\n<div id=\"storybyline\" class=\"storybyline-wrap linkLocation\">\n<div id=\"res577861953\" class=\"bucketwrap byline\">\n<div class=\"byline-container--block\">\n<div class=\"byline byline--block byline--has-link\" aria-label=\"Byline\">\n<div class=\"byline__photo\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/548681780\/emily-sullivan\" rel=\"author\" data-metrics=\"{&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Click Byline&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Story Metadata&quot;}\">EMILY SULLIVAN<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"byline__social-handle byline__social-handle--5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/emsulll\" data-metrics=\"{&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Click Social Handle&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Story Metadata&quot;}\">Twitter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"storytext\" class=\"storytext storylocation linkLocation\">\n<div id=\"res577862719\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap\" data-crop-type=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2018\/01\/13\/ap_16101666833451-7b546c82515efeee8ef4738f45da70b234b9b960-s800-c85.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"enlarge-options\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>A medical marijuana patch on a patient&#8217;s arm. Medical marijuana is legal in Illinois, but an 11-year-old girl who uses it to combat seizures had to get court approval to use it in school.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">David Zalubowski\/AP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a decision that may have sweeping effects, a judge has allowed an 11-year-old Illinois girl to use medical marijuana at school.<\/p>\n<p>Medical marijuana is legal in Illinois, and it is against current law for students to use it in school or have school nurses administer it. Now, Ashley Surin is the sole exemption. She overcame a leukemia diagnosis at 2 years old with extensive chemotherapy, but some of her treatments eventually led to having semi regular seizures. Her mother, Maureen Surin, told NPR that since starting medical marijuana treatment, her seizures have immensely declined in number. &#8220;We&#8217;re amazed with her progress,&#8221; Surin said.<\/p>\n<p>Her parents filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday against Schaumburg School District 54 and the State of Illinois, claiming that the state&#8217;s ban on taking the drug at school violates the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On Friday, a judge ruled in their favor after hearing from the school district, which reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wgntv.com\/2018\/01\/12\/judge-rules-suburban-5th-grader-can-use-medical-marijuana-at-school\/\">had concerns<\/a>\u00a0that its employees may be subject to legal penalties for helping Ashley with her medications.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" aria-label=\"advertisement\"><\/aside>\n<aside id=\"ad-mobilebackfill-wrap\" aria-label=\"advertisement\"><\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;What people seem to misunderstand here is that medical marijuana is a prescription like any other drug,&#8221; Glink said. &#8220;Prohibiting it in school would be the same as prohibiting other medications such as Ritalin, Adderall or Concerta.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for the school district and attorney general&#8217;s office will meet back in court next week to work on a long-term plan for Ashley and the school. Ashley uses a patch on her foot and an oil extract on her wrists. &#8220;No one&#8217;s saying she wants to fire up a bong in math class,&#8221; the judge said, reported\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/suburbs\/ct-met-suburban-student-medical-marijuana-hearing-20180112-story.html\">the Chicago Tribune.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Medical marijuana is legal in 29 states, but<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecs.org\/medical-marijuana-in-schools-state-legislation-and-policy-considerations\/\">\u00a0only three\u00a0<\/a>\u2014 New Jersey, Maine, and Colorado \u2014 say schools must allow students to use their legal prescriptions in school. In Washington State, schools are not legally required to permit on-site medical marijuana use; instead, schools can decide themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ashley cannot wait to return to school,&#8221; Glink told NPR. &#8220;Now, that will happen on Tuesday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Retrieved from: https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2018\/01\/13\/577861945\/illinois-judge-allows-11-year-old-girl-to-use-medical-marijuana-at-school<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois Judge Allows 11-Year-Old Girl To Use Medical Marijuana At School Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email January 13, 20181:42 PM ET By: EMILY SULLIVAN Twitter A medical marijuana patch on a patient&#8217;s arm. 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