Medication issues at Native American boarding school
Flandreau Indian School parents, students and staff allege students were prescribed medications without their guardians' knowledge – and under threat of punishment.
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The BIE has known about concerns involving the Flandreau Indian School since fall 2023. But attempts to access public records and get answers about the bureau's response have been unsuccessful.
A lack of training and a disorganized system contributed to “med errors,” including some students being “given the wrong medication," said one long-time teacher at the BIE-operated Flandreau Indian School.
"Why are they doping up our children like this?" one parent said. "Why do they deserve to do this?"
