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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where is Ed Clarke, MCPS's Chief Safety Officer?

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/directory/directory_Boxoffice.aspx?processlevel=40337

He has not uttered a peep or public statement in the midst of this fentanyl and student discipline crisis. Why does he hold this position if he chooses to remain silent?[/quote]

+1 There’s now 11 overdoses IN MCPS schools which has been described as a crisis by local media outlets. This is a school safety issue and there should be measures to stop the sale and use of drugs in school.[/quote]

They are not getting the drugs at school.[/quote]

But they are using at school. And that's why we're advocating needs to be interrupted and prevented.[/quote]

You mean like locking bathrooms, educating kids on “One pill can Kill”, holding community events, and partnering on the MoCo goes Purple public health campaign?[/quote]

Locking bathrooms doesn't prevent anything. It just punishes non-using kids.

The awareness and education tactics are nice but don't catch and prevent substance abuse in real time.

But you knew that already. Go play somewhere else, troll.[/quote]

You specifically said using at school needs to be interrupted, where do you think this using is occurring?? Nothing catches or interrupts substance abuse in real time.  Abuse by its very definition is repeated use.  It’s interrupted when someone notices said abuse, usually by finding stashes of drugs and/or behavior changes.  Further in schools with 1500-2700 kids, what do you think is going to be introduced to monitor every kid so as to ensure no one ever does drugs, while not violate a kids civil rights and privacy?

No one in MCPS wants to see kids OD, but the amount of kids who this has happened to vs the amount of kids in the school system is minuscule. So yes public education and awareness of the risk and having it repeated at home as well can actually be very helpful in 1) preventing kids from using, 2) peer influence, 3)teaching kids and community how to respond, and 4) coaching people to be reporters of drug activity.

Seems you need to think through this all before just complaining with no ideas.[/quote]

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