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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Langley: good school but drug problem.[/quote]

[b]Seriously?  You, [i]again[/i]? 
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My kids have all gone to Langley.  There is no "drug problem" there - any more than there is at any high school on this list, or in this country, for that matter.

We found Langley to be large enough for all our kids to find their various niches and people.  None of them were particularly athletic, and yet all found groups of like-minded kids in theatre, academics, band, and other extracurriculars.  Lots of interesting and nice kids, mostly fantastic teachers, and a fabulous academic experience.  Highly recommend.[/quote]

This is the first time I have ever posted about Langley. But EVERY PARENT, every single one that I have talked with says this. I have yet to talk with a single parent that does not say this. they all act relieved that their kids are out and have not been in the drug culture.
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Yup, it's not just one poster who mentions the drug problems at Langley. There's been a serious drug problem there (hard drugs, not just weed) since I went to another FFX County high school in the 90s. Too much money + busy parents = kids using coke and pills.[/quote]

Meh. DS starts HS at a GS 8 FCPS school next year (not Langley, BTW). He came home this week and told me that Larlo's brother said that he knew less than a week after starting high school who was selling drugs at the school and how to buy them. I told him, and I honestly believe, that that would be the case at any high school, public or private, in the metro DC area. And that the time was rapidly coming where we would have to trust that we had raised a good kid who would make smart decisions. Or that we would have to homeschool him. We both agreed that trusting him was by far a better call in our case.

If you think every highly regarded HS but your DC's, or that only HSs X and Y have a drug problem (or a drinking problem, or a teens having sex problem)  you are fooling yourself. Teach your kids right and wrong.  Make sure they know the consequences of bad decisions. Get to know their friends.  You know, parent. Or consider home schooling. [/quote]

+1000[/quote]

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