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Police: Girl, 4, Apparently Drunk At School
Girl Taken To Hospital

THE VILLAGE, Okla. -- Authorities are investigating the apparent intoxication of a 4-year-old girl at an Oklahoma City elementary school on Wednesday, police said.

A Village police officer said a paramedic carried the child out of Andrew Johnson Elementary School, KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City reported.

"We don't believe it happened on school ground. We believe it happened before she got to school today," said Deputy Chief Steve Jagosh.

Jagosh said his department was called by school officials to check on the child, who they described as acting strangely. Teachers told officers that they smelled an odor of alcohol on the girl.

The girl was taken to Children's Hospital in good condition, authorities said.

Police said they will investigate how the child was able to access alcohol.

After the child is released from the hospital, officials said, she will be placed in the custody of the Department of Human Services, police said.

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Wow...how bad of a parent do you actually have to be to let your four year old daughter to even get drunk? Either the parents are idiots for directly getting the girl drunk, or they're irresponsible for not securing the drinks where the child couldn't get them.

Hmmm. Good question.
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7746748
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=111440&in_page_id=34

Hmmm. Good question.
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7746748

Investigators say the eleventh month old's blood alcohol level was .118.

Wow. That is a terrible parent. Oh wait, my bad. It was an "accident" after all. That makes it OK, right?

Wow. That is a terrible parent. Oh wait, my bad. It was an "accident" after all. That makes it OK, right?

Some parents are good on the Nyquil Nightcaps and such. Or worse.

Before we get on the parents...

Kids that age will get in to things on their own. I had a friend who was working at a daycare with kids about that age. Somehow one of her boys ended up drinking something with alcohol in it (think hand sanitizer or something) and she flipped out. Authorities were called, and just for good measure the parent swooped in and took the kid to the doctor. The doctor said the kid would be fine, but the poor little boy had a hangover the next day.

(Before you talk about what a crap teacher she must have been, you try watching about 20 kids. It's a pain. It's easier to see the kids getting in to things when they're being loud and rowdy, and easier to miss the ones quietly getting in to trouble while there are others being loud and rowdy.)

So it could have been that the girl got in to something- if not the liquor cabinet, maybe just some Listerine?- when her parents weren't looking. (Which is bad, but a stupid mistake that could probably easily happen in the rush of getting ready in the morning.)

The story about the infant, however, is pretty scary and sad.

It's unfair to expect parents to notice every single move of a curious kid, wait til you're one.

Is it too much to ask for them to lock the liquor cabinet at least?

At 3, at some picnic, I managed to get my hands on a bottle of whiskey and start chugging before my parents noticed and, get this, 'whisked' it away from me.

It's unfair to expect parents to notice every single move of a curious kid, wait til you're one.

Before we get on the parents...

Kids that age will get in to things on their own. I had a friend who was working at a daycare with kids about that age. Somehow one of her boys ended up drinking something with alcohol in it (think hand sanitizer or something) and she flipped out. Authorities were called, and just for good measure the parent swooped in and took the kid to the doctor. The doctor said the kid would be fine, but the poor little boy had a hangover the next day.

(Before you talk about what a crap teacher she must have been, you try watching about 20 kids. It's a pain. It's easier to see the kids getting in to things when they're being loud and rowdy, and easier to miss the ones quietly getting in to trouble while there are others being loud and rowdy.)

So it could have been that the girl got in to something- if not the liquor cabinet, maybe just some Listerine?- when her parents weren't looking. (Which is bad, but a stupid mistake that could probably easily happen in the rush of getting ready in the morning.)

The story about the infant, however, is pretty scary and sad.

At 3, at some picnic, I managed to get my hands on a bottle of whiskey and start chugging before my parents noticed and, get this, 'whisked' it away from me.

It's unfair to expect parents to notice every single move of a curious kid, wait til you're one.

The words "baby proofing" comes to mind.

It's unfair to expect parents to notice every single move of a curious kid, wait til you're one.But i AM a curious kid! How long does it take? :mad:

But i AM a curious kid! How long does it take? :mad:

No you're not, you're nothing but trouble, that's what you are.

I meant wait til you're a parent.

How long will it take?

Nudge your sleeping wife :)

The words "baby proofing" comes to mind.

Baby-proofing? Having one bottle of hand sanitizer out (because, surprisingly enough, that's all it took for the poor kid to get sick) makes a room not safe for pre-schoolers?

It's difficult to think of every possible thing a kid that young can get in to.

No you're not, you're nothing but trouble, that's what you are.
Eh, it's been a good run. *shrug*

I meant wait til you're a parent.

How long will it take?

Nudge your sleeping wife :)
Twins in September! :eek:

The words "baby proofing" comes to mind.

The reality is there is no such thing as "baby proofing" anything. It's a nice thought and certainly something to try to attain but really there isn't any such thing.

Admittedly, my four year-old is perfect, but baby-proofing was a snap. We gave her access to tons of interesting but harmless stuff (pots, pans, etc) and put chemicals and harmful objects (liquor included) out of easy reach. She had (and has) room to explore and a clear sense of boundaries.

What I am saying is it is amazing what can become harmful that will never make the "baby proofing" checklist. I am glad your four year old is perfect. My three boys are too. ;)

Is it too much to ask for them to lock the liquor cabinet at least?

That just encourages the little buggers.

The reality is there is no such thing as "baby proofing" anything. It's a nice thought and certainly something to try to attain but really there isn't any such thing.

Admittedly, my four year-old is perfect, but baby-proofing was a snap. We gave her access to tons of interesting but harmless stuff (pots, pans, etc) and put chemicals and harmful objects (liquor included) out of easy reach. She had (and has) room to explore and a clear sense of boundaries.

I've said it before, I'll say it again...



Children are a menace to society that must be crushed. THEY are the future, unless we stop them NOW!

Children would be fine if they didn't have parents to mess them up. Just sayin'.

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Wow...how bad of a parent do you actually have to be to let your four year old daughter to even get drunk? Either the parents are idiots for directly getting the girl drunk, or they're irresponsible for not securing the drinks where the child couldn't get them.

Some people just shouldn't be allowed to reproduce.