Community of Concern |
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Conard High School |
Hall High School |
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What is Community of Concern? Studies indicate that the likelihood of a young person using alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs decreases the more that child believes usage would upset his or her parents. The mission of the Community of Concern is to educate parents and build partnerships to keep youth alcohol, tobacco and other drug free. Parents
in partnership with each other, their children and their schools form a strong
alliance enabling all of us to coordinate our efforts to protect our
children. Parents, schools and other organizations are then able to play a
critical and essential role in a comprehensive, community-based prevention
effort whose goal is to keep children healthy and safe. - (from Community of
Concern Website) |
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| Are your kids looking for more information on substance abuse? They need look no further than their school library! Find a selection of fiction and non-fiction books located in Hall and Conard libraries. |
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Sharing a commitment to keep our youth drug and alcohol free |
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GREETINGS FROM YOUR COMMUNITY OF CONCERN!
Why
are we concerned about drug and alcohol use?
Here's the reason:
170 or 13% of our students report that they drank alcohol for the first time
at age 11 or younger. Another 259 or 19% report that they drank alcohol for
the first time between the ages of 11 and 13. 325 students or 24% waited
until they were between the ages of 14 and 16. Studies tell us that 40% of
kids who begin to drink alcohol at 15 years of age will develop alcoholism
at some point in their lives. (Hall High Drug and Alcohol Survey, 1344 of
our 1579 students took the survey on September 5, 2007.)
To see a summary of the survey please click here
Our concerns should not end with high school graduation…… the consequences of alcohol use on college campuses can be enormous.
Stephen Guest, West Hartford parent, is dedicated to enhancing college campus safety and preventing further tragedies associated with alcohol use on or near college campuses, such as the one in which his daughter, Kristine, lost her life in February, 2005.
Visit his website, Compelled To Act at http://www.compelledtoact.com for information onTragic Results of the Campus Drinking Culture
Why we are compelled to act and why others need to act
How to become involved
How an ignored federal law has failed to require colleges to seriously address campus drinking
How civil law involving negligence litigation against colleges has been unfavorable to injured students and may have well caused many institutions to less than adequately address student safety issues, especially involving alcohol
Information and links aimed at informing parents and students about the prevailing alcohol culture on too many campuses and its harmful consequences.
Call Doreen Oshinskie, 233-7085 with questions or comments
email doreen_oshinskie@sbcglobal.net.
For more information, add your name to our email list or to make a donation, contact
Contact
information for Hall and Conard High School Community of Concern-
Hall High School
(860)232-4561 Ext 1631
comm.ofconcernhall@sbcglobal.net
Conard High School
231-5000 ext. 4001
(note: as of this posting no email address for Conard’s CoC)
Articles to Read:
How Addiction Hijacks Our Reward System
by Wilkie A. Wilson and Cynthia M. Kuhn