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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Me. My kid went to Langley and some of her friends still go to Langley. Furthermore, the parents in this community send their kids to Langley. Therefore, it makes sense that we are very much in touch with the Langley community on the whole. So I think that makes me qualified to share my viewpoint on what goes on there. It's not everyone's experience, but is anything?

I've posted this comment before by a mental health professional in the area:

“In the McLean and Langley Pyramid if you don't go to college, don't get into a ‘good’ college, you are seen as a let down to your school, your family and your community,” said Melissa Sporn, a mental health professional and SCC board member. “As a result I am routinely seeing patients in my practice who are overstressed, overworked and overwhelmed. Many of these students deal with these pressures by self-medicating with drugs and alcohol, cutting and/or engaging in other negative behaviors.”

This is the link:

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2013/nov/12/scc-takes-aim-student-stress/

I know who is posting; I will not expose this person. Not my style.[/quote]
I don't know Melissa Sporn, but she's absolutely right.
Signed, McLean resident[/quote]

Life is difficult these days.  If you live in some no-future town in Appalachia or the Midwest, where you get a lousy education, don't go to college, and have few prospects that don't involve a flipper or the night shift at Walmart, you face your own challenges and temptations.

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