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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting.  So you think the perception is rooted in a high school clique-style approach to dividing the world?  i.e.,  you've got your jocks, your stoners, etc.  You might be right.  Kind of ironic though given the amount of drug/alcohol abuse among athletes.  (Just not during practice, I guess.)  But I do think that the kid in the blazer is seen as clean-cut and on the straight-and-narrow whereas the kid in the t-shirt and unkempt hair is most likely into drugs.  It's just silly.  [/quote]

I do think a lot of it is perception -- I've seen my share of blazer-clad kids with serious substance abuse problems, and people make some unfounded assumptions in the other direction.  I do think there might be a bit more to it, though, in the sense that "empty" afternoons might provide more opportunities to get into trouble, and that includes indulging in some afternoon recreational drug use.  There's a reason a lot of the boarding schools have mandatory sports and/or Saturday classes--the old "devil makes work for idle hands" philosophy (of course, the boarding school kids still seem to find plenty of opportunities to savor forbidden fruits if they are so inclined!).[/quote]

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