In Leandra Reuble's English classroom, a trifold poster board is scrawled with messages and photos warning against the use of crystal meth. One Midway High School student wrote, "Not as glamorous as it looks!" next to a photo of an emaciated man.

Although the board was created several years ago, the next generation of students protested its removal.

"There isn't a drug problem at Midway," Reuble said. "Most who have experienced it have been through rehab and are past it. But they want to get the message to other kids, who don't think it will touch them."

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