News (Media Awareness Project) - US FL: PUB LTE: School Drug Policy - Have We Gone Too Far? |
Title: | US FL: PUB LTE: School Drug Policy - Have We Gone Too Far? |
Published On: | 2003-02-10 |
Source: | Pensacola News Journal (FL) |
Fetched On: | 2008-01-21 05:10:19 |
SCHOOL DRUG POLICY: HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR?
You know, I understand that there are valid concerns about drugs in
our schools. I understand that there is a need for rules, regulations
and punishments for children who knowingly expose other children to
these dangers, and for the parents of these children.
However, I wonder if we've been so jaded by the push to be "pro-
active" in correcting the problems at hand that we can't tell the
difference between a pill-pushing pre-teen and an absent-minded
adolescent who just forgot to take his daily Flintstone?
I applaud any and all efforts to rid our schools and communities of
drugs, but how far is "too far"?
LYNN SAVAGE
Pensacola
You know, I understand that there are valid concerns about drugs in
our schools. I understand that there is a need for rules, regulations
and punishments for children who knowingly expose other children to
these dangers, and for the parents of these children.
However, I wonder if we've been so jaded by the push to be "pro-
active" in correcting the problems at hand that we can't tell the
difference between a pill-pushing pre-teen and an absent-minded
adolescent who just forgot to take his daily Flintstone?
I applaud any and all efforts to rid our schools and communities of
drugs, but how far is "too far"?
LYNN SAVAGE
Pensacola
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