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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My Mother was a high school teacher (not a St. Albans), and I agree with pp. My Mom tried to speak to parents about children that she knew were using drugs (often they admitted it to her, but also from behavior, the size of their pupils, etc) .... [/quote]
At my high school (a long time ago), we had two teachers who were (in)famous for spotting druggies.  It seemed that any boy who wore sloppy clothes and slept in class likely got reported to the principal by those two for being "clearly on drugs."  And any of us non-white students also were under suspicion no matter how we acted. About half my senior class got questioned by the principal at one time or another in response to reports from these two teachers.  At some point, it became a badge of honor among students.

I'm sure your mom was much more perceptive and reasonable that the teachers I recall, but maybe you can recognize that accurately spotting drug use from a student's outward appearance is not a skill many people have, and is easily affected by bias and stereotypes.  [/quote]

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