Anonymous wrote:Agree, PP. Parents who provide alcohol or look away are creating dangerous situations.

These parents are the worst in my mind. Not only enabling their own child's bad decisions but encouraging peer pressure and other people's kids to drink too (by the mere offer). Really twisted.

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Anonymous wrote:Private school students have more money so there are usually a lot of drugs.

As a former private school lifer OP, this is not surprising to me. I was a poor scholarship nerd, so wasn't offered free drugs. I would not send my kids to most private high schools for this reason alone.

You obviously have not spent time at our public high school.

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The publics are in crisis near us. Teachers fleeing and crime and violence and drug use in school up. My kids (Jr and Freshmen) haven't experienced any of this at their private Catholic high school. In fact, it was a big reason we moved them out of public school after 8th grade. Obviously, it will vary where you live.

There was an overdose at my daughter's Catholic high school just a few weeks ago. Drugs are everywhere.

Oh no--what school? So sorry that the chlld/children experienced this . By "at school" I'm guessing you mean, in the school community. Not actually at the schools physical plant.

No, it was in the school. Ambulance had to come in the middle of the school day. Diocese of Arlington Catholic high school but my point is that no school community is immune from drugs, as much as we would like to think we're keeping our kids away from it by carefully selecting the school.

Wow, that's terrible. And poor kid . Sounds like the schools need to offer more education around this, and parents need to up their game too?

NP. It was edibles and the student didn’t know, thought it was candy as they were given it by another student (who was later expelled as they brought edibles to school). Tell your kids not to take anything from anyone, as anything can be laced or harmful.

What a mess. I wish we had never voted for legalization. Yes, we need to do so much educating "around it". It makes it seem harmless, and obviously its not always.

Legalization has nothing to do with kids smoking pot or eating edibles etc.

Absolutely nothing

As a matter of fact just like alcohol no worries about pot being tainted and killing a kid on the first shot.

There is zero evidence that legalizing does anything but increase revenue for a state. No significant increase in crime.

Stop being afraid and start learning.

Kids take drugs everywhere at every school, they even get them from their own parents medicaine cabinets. Private or publc doesn't matter. Any parent who does not know this is a moron.

Parent your kids people.

And for god's sake stop with the alcohol parties you all are absurd to think pot is worse.

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Anonymous wrote:+1. CHina is an existential threat.

Exactly. Democrats and RINOs are compromised.

? You don't think fentanyl is made by real Americans, too?

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-authorities-bust-fentanyl-lab-houston-disguised-car-rental

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/indictment-charges-eight-members-alleged-dc-drug-gang-conspiracy

Agree, PP. Parents who provide alcohol or look away are creating dangerous situations.

Beer was provided by parents or older siblings at a home at a widely attended HS after party for a private school’s homecoming. I understand that happens frequently- parents thinking they are “controlling” the underaged drinking. I wish these parents and others like them would realize the harm they are doing for these kids, particularly their own. Adults offering alcohol at these parties gives the kids a nod to break all sorts of rules (hard alcohol, drugs) that exist for a reason, to protect their developing brains that ARE NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING ANY ALCOHOL. The “nod” to underage beer / white claw at parties gives these kids the signal that maybe the brain development argument is bunk and so why not try hard truly dangerous stuff, the stuff that is more impactful? And then you have real, irreversible problems. And all because you decide to give out beer in your home.

If you are a parent who gives alcohol to underage kids or who turns away while underage drinking is happening in your home, please STOP. You might be temporarily helping your kids social standing but in the long run you could have a child’s death on your hands. (Not being dramatic. This just happened in a wealthy community outside of the DMV. It is obviously devastating.)

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Anonymous wrote:The “popular” kids at the private we attend get hammered every weekend. I know that at least one of the kids parents are providing the alcohol….and this started in 8th grade.

While I understand that kids are going to experiment and drink at some point, having the parents provide libations for them to party with is quite sad. I can understand allowing a drink at the dinner table, but providing it for them to get plastered with is a completely different story.

Wow, that's terrible. I too can understand some wine at the dinner table and a wee bit of fun as they approach 18 (21 is so dumb). But aiding getting hammered every weekend, no. Are these parents not shunned by the community?

Of course not, they're the "popular" kids and parents. Some schools have parents who start this in high school, while others have parents who start this in the 8th grade. It's less common, but some top private schools start drinking young.

You sound jealous to me that your kid is not popular? If it doesn’t affect your kid then worry about yourself.

How old are you? 12? Seriously? Jealous, really? This isn't middle school, it's a parent forum. Not jealous in the slightest, DC is a senior and having a great time. Just stating facts to help inform the uninformed. Get a grip and grow up. 🙄