i dont think so, i wouldnt rule it out, but the school aspect... nah..
since amphetamines were synthesized and made public people have been trying to create it. since the increase in home lab kits and availablity of them people have been trying to create it in their homes.
the origins of the crystalised state of ampthetamine is unknown i beleive. no one has claimed to have created it. but there was books by people under aliases way before it hit mainstream. uncle fester wrote a book on meth over 20 years ago in the early 1980s
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Fester_(author)
who he realy was, goverment, or individual no one realy knows, i wouldnt rule out that the origins were from the goverment, to create social distress and tear families apart etc.
the creator of mdma on the other hand is famous for his work
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Shulgin so it is quiet interesting that no one realy took the credit for meth. same with lsd.
i think its an interesting question you have raised.