'Rampant' drug use raises concern at Kennedy High School in Montgomery County

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Anonymous wrote:I smoked pot almost every day when I was attending an MCPS high school 30 years ago. This is not new.

The pot of today is different - stronger and mixed with chemicals in a different delivery method.

DP. That's what they said 30 years ago too, when I was in high school (not in MCPS, and I never smoked pot).

So the rise in psychosis among adolescents is just made up?

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/marijuana-depression-psychosis-869490d1

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mental-health/marijuana-induced-psychiatric-disorders-high-potency-weed-psychosis-rcna146072

I don't know what to tell you. They actually did say this. They have been saying "The pot of today is different - stronger" since at least the 1970s.

And in the 70s, did they say the one in the 70s was "stronger" than the one from 1920s?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last year there was a problem at BCC, which has since been tamped down a bit. Some bathrooms are closed at lunchtime and the rest are monitored by staff and parent volunteers.

Churchill had a problem recently.

Substance use is pervasive, and you never know when and at which school it will bubble up.

The less affluent schools like Kennedy ain't got nothing on the W's when it comes to drugs.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why the only point people are making here is that the drug problem is at every school. Of course it is. OP in fact made a point that the Kennedy HS teacher said that this happens in other schools too.
The issue is that drug use IN the schools have become rampant. Hallways reek of marijuana, bathroom vaping is common, and staff aren't doing much about it except for shutting down the bathrooms. And I know people say this was common back in the day, however I disagree. I graduated in 1993 and went to a non-W HS. Yes, plenty of kids were doing weed- but not AT school; and if they did- they would get in a lot of trouble. No, it's not the same.

THANK YOU. It is NOT the same at all. I too went to MCPS high school in the '90s and what I see going on now would have been unconscionable back then.

It absolutely is the same today as back in the 90’s. The 80’s/90’s had a whole D.A.R.E campaign. The only difference is now is that it’s not just targeting minority communities.

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Vapes have really normalized the behaviors. Easy to hide. You can do it easily in a stairwell or bathroom. I have seen students use them in class. Completely different world from what many of you remember. There is much easier access to marijuana products and much easier sneakier ways to consume them.

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Anonymous wrote:Vapes have really normalized the behaviors. Easy to hide. You can do it easily in a stairwell or bathroom. I have seen students use them in class. Completely different world from what many of you remember. There is much easier access to marijuana products and much easier sneakier ways to consume them.

what I remember is people smoking pot while sitting on their cars in the high school parking lot

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Anonymous wrote:Vapes have really normalized the behaviors. Easy to hide. You can do it easily in a stairwell or bathroom. I have seen students use them in class. Completely different world from what many of you remember. There is much easier access to marijuana products and much easier sneakier ways to consume them.

what I remember is people smoking pot while sitting on their cars in the high school parking lot

That’s the point. They were rarely smoking in the school building the .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vapes have really normalized the behaviors. Easy to hide. You can do it easily in a stairwell or bathroom. I have seen students use them in class. Completely different world from what many of you remember. There is much easier access to marijuana products and much easier sneakier ways to consume them.

what I remember is people smoking pot while sitting on their cars in the high school parking lot

That’s the point. They were rarely smoking in the school building the .

You'll have to explain to me why it's completely different for kids to smoke pot in the high school bathroom during school vs. in the high school parking lot during school.

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Anonymous wrote:Vapes have really normalized the behaviors. Easy to hide. You can do it easily in a stairwell or bathroom. I have seen students use them in class. Completely different world from what many of you remember. There is much easier access to marijuana products and much easier sneakier ways to consume them.

what I remember is people smoking pot while sitting on their cars in the high school parking lot

Are you a NORML volunteer?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vapes have really normalized the behaviors. Easy to hide. You can do it easily in a stairwell or bathroom. I have seen students use them in class. Completely different world from what many of you remember. There is much easier access to marijuana products and much easier sneakier ways to consume them.

what I remember is people smoking pot while sitting on their cars in the high school parking lot

That’s the point. They were rarely smoking in the school building the .

You'll have to explain to me why it's completely different for kids to smoke pot in the high school bathroom during school vs. in the high school parking lot during school.

kid is doing stuff in THEIR car, let the parents parent their kid. But inside the school? All students have a right to access clean and drug free school bathrooms to pee poop or for menstrual needs.

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Anonymous wrote:Vapes have really normalized the behaviors. Easy to hide. You can do it easily in a stairwell or bathroom. I have seen students use them in class. Completely different world from what many of you remember. There is much easier access to marijuana products and much easier sneakier ways to consume them.

what I remember is people smoking pot while sitting on their cars in the high school parking lot

That’s the point. They were rarely smoking in the school building the .

You'll have to explain to me why it's completely different for kids to smoke pot in the high school bathroom during school vs. in the high school parking lot during school.

kid is doing stuff in THEIR car, let the parents parent their kid. But inside the school? All students have a right to access clean and drug free school bathrooms to pee poop or for menstrual needs.

I can’t believe people don’t get this.

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Anonymous wrote:Vapes have really normalized the behaviors. Easy to hide. You can do it easily in a stairwell or bathroom. I have seen students use them in class. Completely different world from what many of you remember. There is much easier access to marijuana products and much easier sneakier ways to consume them.

what I remember is people smoking pot while sitting on their cars in the high school parking lot

That’s the point. They were rarely smoking in the school building the .

You'll have to explain to me why it's completely different for kids to smoke pot in the high school bathroom during school vs. in the high school parking lot during school.

kid is doing stuff in THEIR car, let the parents parent their kid. But inside the school? All students have a right to access clean and drug free school bathrooms to pee poop or for menstrual needs.

I can’t believe people don’t get this.

They get it. There's some agenda they're pursuing with the denialism though. I don't know if the agenda is pro-MCPS, so by denying it's a big deal they can move forward with the agenda that there's nothing wrong with MCPS and anyone who says otherwise is a right-wing troll. Or if they're drug enthusiasts who push back against anyone who has a hard stance on drug use and distribution in schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Vapes have really normalized the behaviors. Easy to hide. You can do it easily in a stairwell or bathroom. I have seen students use them in class. Completely different world from what many of you remember. There is much easier access to marijuana products and much easier sneakier ways to consume them.

what I remember is people smoking pot while sitting on their cars in the high school parking lot

That’s the point. They were rarely smoking in the school building the .

You'll have to explain to me why it's completely different for kids to smoke pot in the high school bathroom during school vs. in the high school parking lot during school.

kid is doing stuff in THEIR car, let the parents parent their kid. But inside the school? All students have a right to access clean and drug free school bathrooms to pee poop or for menstrual needs.

So to be clear, you are only concerned about kids smoking pot when they're smoking in the bathroom, thereby preventing other students from having pot-free bathrooms to use for bathroom use? Really?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vapes have really normalized the behaviors. Easy to hide. You can do it easily in a stairwell or bathroom. I have seen students use them in class. Completely different world from what many of you remember. There is much easier access to marijuana products and much easier sneakier ways to consume them.

what I remember is people smoking pot while sitting on their cars in the high school parking lot

That’s the point. They were rarely smoking in the school building the .

You'll have to explain to me why it's completely different for kids to smoke pot in the high school bathroom during school vs. in the high school parking lot during school.

kid is doing stuff in THEIR car, let the parents parent their kid. But inside the school? All students have a right to access clean and drug free school bathrooms to pee poop or for menstrual needs.

So to be clear, you are only concerned about kids smoking pot when they're smoking in the bathroom, thereby preventing other students from having pot-free bathrooms to use for bathroom use? Really?

Pp but not that poster: in a nutshell, yes. I want my son and daughter to be able to use the bathrooms to be able to walk the hallways to be able to take the school bus without having to walk through secondhand marijuana. It’s crazy right to think that I would want a drug free learning environment for my kids. It’s nuts, right? /s

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vapes have really normalized the behaviors. Easy to hide. You can do it easily in a stairwell or bathroom. I have seen students use them in class. Completely different world from what many of you remember. There is much easier access to marijuana products and much easier sneakier ways to consume them.

what I remember is people smoking pot while sitting on their cars in the high school parking lot

That’s the point. They were rarely smoking in the school building the .

You'll have to explain to me why it's completely different for kids to smoke pot in the high school bathroom during school vs. in the high school parking lot during school.

kid is doing stuff in THEIR car, let the parents parent their kid. But inside the school? All students have a right to access clean and drug free school bathrooms to pee poop or for menstrual needs.

So to be clear, you are only concerned about kids smoking pot when they're smoking in the bathroom, thereby preventing other students from having pot-free bathrooms to use for bathroom use? Really?

Pp but not that poster: in a nutshell, yes. I want my son and daughter to be able to use the bathrooms to be able to walk the hallways to be able to take the school bus without having to walk through secondhand marijuana. It’s crazy right to think that I would want a drug free learning environment for my kids. It’s nuts, right? /s

Would you consider it a drug free learning environment for your kids if the other kids are smoking pot but just not in the bathrooms, hallways, or school bus? I don't.

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Anonymous wrote:Vapes have really normalized the behaviors. Easy to hide. You can do it easily in a stairwell or bathroom. I have seen students use them in class. Completely different world from what many of you remember. There is much easier access to marijuana products and much easier sneakier ways to consume them.

what I remember is people smoking pot while sitting on their cars in the high school parking lot

That’s the point. They were rarely smoking in the school building the .

You'll have to explain to me why it's completely different for kids to smoke pot in the high school bathroom during school vs. in the high school parking lot during school.

kid is doing stuff in THEIR car, let the parents parent their kid. But inside the school? All students have a right to access clean and drug free school bathrooms to pee poop or for menstrual needs.

So to be clear, you are only concerned about kids smoking pot when they're smoking in the bathroom, thereby preventing other students from having pot-free bathrooms to use for bathroom use? Really?

Pp but not that poster: in a nutshell, yes. I want my son and daughter to be able to use the bathrooms to be able to walk the hallways to be able to take the school bus without having to walk through secondhand marijuana. It’s crazy right to think that I would want a drug free learning environment for my kids. It’s nuts, right? /s

Would you consider it a drug free learning environment for your kids if the other kids are smoking pot but just not in the bathrooms, hallways, or school bus? I don't.

Yes, I do. Don’t drink, smoke, or do drugs on school property. It’s not that hard to understand.