I looked a little more. The boy who lent his inhaler (to his girl friend who used the identical inhaler) was the one expelled and arrested. According to the news article, within 2 days the criminal charge was dropped and he was allowed to return to school. For some incomprehensible reason his parents instead opted to home-school him. Gee, I wonder why. This was obviously a situation calling for a good lawyer representing the boy.

The later news report can be found at http://freerepublic.info/focus/f-news/999350/posts

I periodically teach a class on Constitutional rights and obligations (BSA First Class requirement #5). One of the things I emphasize to my students is never under any circumstances to admit to any possible criminal wrongdoing to anyone who potentially may perform law enforcement functions. Also, I stress the importance of never talking with law enforcement authorities re any potentially criminal investigation into your behavior in the absence of your own lawyer. Minor traffic violations are the only exception.

John