Imagine A Mother Being Responsible For Her 19-Year-Old Son's Death. Steven Steiner Sr., founder and president of Dads and Mad Moms Against Drug Dealers (DAMMADD) had to deal with just that when his son, Steven Steiner Jr., died of a prescription drug overdose in January 2001. Steiner hosted a series of rallies at all four Blount County high schools Wednesday and Thursday. The rallies were held in conjunction with Red Ribbon Month observed in October. At the Alcoa High School gym -- like at Heritage, William Blount and Maryville -- Steiner told his son's story Thursday to a darkened room filled with students. [continues 578 words]
The Maryville City Schools System Has Its First Student Drug Testing Policy In Place. The Board of Education passed two policies Monday night on second reading that puts a policy for drug testing of students enrolled in the alternative programs into place and a policy for procedures of such testing. Both policies passed unanimously. Director of Schools Mike Dalton said the system did not have any kind of policy in place that allowed for drug testing of students in place until those policies passed. [continues 260 words]
