Drug awareness session held for parents in the Lewisporte area

You could hear a pin drop. Retired RCMP officer Harold Nippard was addressing a crowd of about 60 parents at a drug awareness session at Lewisporte Collegiate on Nov. 28. The parents were of students from Grades 5-12.

Collegiate principal Krista Freake explained why they invited parents of younger children - Grade 5 students are 10-11 years old.

"Drug use is happening in much lower grades than in the past," she said. "Some parents have little to no information about what drugs are available, what they look like and the side effects they have and we want to start the conversation."

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