Forty percent of sixth-graders surveyed last spring said they had tried alcohol. According to a survey conducted by the Angleton School District, more than two-thirds of ninth-graders said they use alcohol in the past, and five out of six seniors - higher than the national average - said the did same. Dr. Pat Montgomery, director of academic services, presented the survey at a school board meeting Tuesday night. The survey asked students if they had ever used a variety of drugs ever in their lifetime or in the past month. [continues 516 words]
ANGLETON - A report issued Monday by the Justice Policy Institute, which supports alternatives to prison, said Texas has put people in prison at a faster rate than any other state during the last decade. "The report is totally accurate, a damning indictment. We are building prisons just as fast as we are building McDonalds in the State of Texas," said Dr. Lawrence Jablecki, Brazoria County Chief Probation Officer. "We have more people on probation and parole in Texas than any other state." [continues 940 words]
