If any of you think that separating the middle and high school students on a 15 minute bus ride is going to stop kids taking drugs then you know nothing. Yes Parents need to be aware of what is going on with their kids but drug addiction can go so closely with depression and other mental illnesses you might miss the signs. This is not a new dilema. Just telling kids don't take drugs is not going to do anything. When I was in middle school in the early 80's their were several instances of kids overdosing at school. These kids get labeled as the bad seeds and they get pushed aside. So the ones the need the most help are pushed further down the spiral of addiction and loneliness.

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