Douglas County School District officials are urging parents to talk to their children about appropriate ways to express themselves at school in the wake of a drug-related incident at Carson Valley Middle School.

"One thing parents can do is to have talks with their kids," said Superintendent Lisa Noonan. "They are obviously entitled to their opinions, but they have to express them in appropriate ways, so they don't create a bigger disturbance for the school."

On Tuesday, CVMS Principal Robert Been said approximately a dozen freshmen were disciplined, ranging from one-day in-school suspension to five-day out-of-school suspension, for inappropriately expressing opinions on marijuana use.

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