Pubdate: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 Source: Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY) Copyright: 2009 Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin Contact: http://www.pressconnects.com/services/editorial/editor.shtml Website: http://www.pressconnects.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/878 Author: Tara Mowery DRUGS IN SCHOOLS Being a teenager and being a high school student, I know that many things go on at school right under administrators' noses. Although things have been done to lower the use of drugs, adults would cringe at the thought of what goes on inside a high school setting. There is a huge problem today with teenagers and habitual drug use, and a contribution to that issue may be how easy it is to obtain drugs. What is being done to stop this? Random searches are just not enough anymore, because in public schools, drugs are sold and used on campus every day and every day these teenagers get away with it. Cell phone use is also a huge contribution; almost all drug deals are made using text messaging. Banning cell phones and having more random searches could possibly help resolve this problem, yet you have to deal with the issue of parents arguing that the school board is invading their child's privacy. There is no easy solution, and I don't believe that any steps will be taken in the near future to help resolve this problem until adults wake up and realize what's actually going on. When buying pot is as easy as buying gum, you should realize that something needs to be done. Tara Mowery Kirkwood - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin