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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Without getting into the bickering back and forth, here are a few points:

- The drug problem at YHS and WMS is bad. If you don't think so you are fooling yourself. Ask kids who are at either school -- if they are honest and aware they will tell you drug use is prevalent. It also is an unneeded social pressure that many of these kids feel.

- The drug dog tours after school are useless. My child, a YHS student, when she heard about this said "most kids don't even use their lockers. And they certainly aren't going to leave drugs in a locker overnight. Especially now that the use of drug sniffing dogs has been announced." I think this is pretty obvious and makes me believe this is just a way for APS to say "see -- no drugs -- no problem here."

- The schools can play a role in fighting the drug problem, but parents have to take the lead. The casual attitude about drugs/alcohol/sex that you see from the average N. Arlington parent is shocking. Until more parents change their attitude and become more actively involved in their kids' lives, the problem will not get better. Yes, a lot of 2 working parent households in demanding careers, but you have to make parenting your number one job. I'm not sure I agree with these "police state" comments in this thread. Best thing you can do is develop an open, honest relationship with your kids. You want them talking to you, especially when sh!t gets real, not afraid of you. I'm not saying be soft -- make sure they understand that you have zero tolerance for certain things. But your kids need to know that you know they are going to screw up sometimes, and you are there to support them when they do. Parenting isn't easy -- the vast majority of us need to put more effort into it. [/quote]

This same group of parents are saying it is perfectly normal for a 40-60 year old man to ask a 12-year old if he needs a ride at 8am.  I was astonished when I read a thread after the police report about a man trying to lure a kid into his car on N.Harrison St---was that it's too bad we expect the worst of people and it could all be innocent.

What f*cking word are these idiots living in?   No drugs and no predators.  Gotcha.[/quote]

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