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Horrified to hear rumors of hard-core drugs at our high school
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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 409333" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Affluence and parental involvement have nada to do with- drug use. Our HS is fed by some of the poorest communities in the 'burbs, no exaggeration. Yet drug use is a huge problem. I think use has more to do with the enjoyable state of being high, availability of drugs, the teen mentality of invincibility, and lousy enforcement (which I cannot blame the police - there are not enough hours in the day to deal with all the issues going on in our community). Heroin has become a hugely popular drug around here and is readily available.</p><p></p><p>Weeburt goes to a private HS - lots of reasons why, but definitely the drug/gang problem at our local HS was a huge factor. He has mandatory drug screening (hair sample), and the kids test 99% negative. But more than that, if they test *positive*, there is a plan in place to deal with it. No expulsion, no arrest. Problem solving, getting resources for the family, and the opportunity to redeem themselves. What public HS has the manpower/funds to go that extra mile? </p><p></p><p>I know there are drugs in our local jr. high. I can only talk to my kids, reinforce our outstanding DARE program, and do my best to keep an eye on them. But I *know* that if one of my kids started doing drugs, chances are that I would miss it (at least at first). </p><p></p><p>You're not dumb. I do have to wonder what good knowing the nitty gritty details would do you, aside from rapidly increasing the rate of gray hair? You know drugs are present. They're going to be present when the kids head off to college too. You need to keep doing what you've been doing, keeping tabs on your kids, reinforcing that drug use is not an option and is quite frankly deadly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 409333, member: 8"] Affluence and parental involvement have nada to do with- drug use. Our HS is fed by some of the poorest communities in the 'burbs, no exaggeration. Yet drug use is a huge problem. I think use has more to do with the enjoyable state of being high, availability of drugs, the teen mentality of invincibility, and lousy enforcement (which I cannot blame the police - there are not enough hours in the day to deal with all the issues going on in our community). Heroin has become a hugely popular drug around here and is readily available. Weeburt goes to a private HS - lots of reasons why, but definitely the drug/gang problem at our local HS was a huge factor. He has mandatory drug screening (hair sample), and the kids test 99% negative. But more than that, if they test *positive*, there is a plan in place to deal with it. No expulsion, no arrest. Problem solving, getting resources for the family, and the opportunity to redeem themselves. What public HS has the manpower/funds to go that extra mile? I know there are drugs in our local jr. high. I can only talk to my kids, reinforce our outstanding DARE program, and do my best to keep an eye on them. But I *know* that if one of my kids started doing drugs, chances are that I would miss it (at least at first). You're not dumb. I do have to wonder what good knowing the nitty gritty details would do you, aside from rapidly increasing the rate of gray hair? You know drugs are present. They're going to be present when the kids head off to college too. You need to keep doing what you've been doing, keeping tabs on your kids, reinforcing that drug use is not an option and is quite frankly deadly. [/QUOTE]
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