Many high schools throughout the country have started to take extreme and varied measures to ensure drugs are kept out of the schools. Some different yet controversial drug prevention methods include:
At more than 100 high schools in Eastern Massachusetts, drug-sniffing dogs are brought in every year to search for everything from alcohol to marijuana.
In Quincy, MA video cameras follow students in the hallways while plainclothes security guards stay alert for drug activity.
At Westford Academy in Westford, MA the principal decided to add a full time police officer to the staff.
Newton North High School in Newton, MA feels that counseling is the best way to rid the school of drugs. The school has on staff a social worker acting as the school’s prevention and intervention counselor. This person offers several group therapy sessions for students including for youths who are struggling with alcohol and drugs.
All of these schools have a common goal of preventing drug use. Which methods do you think are best and which do you think are going too far? Share your comments.
Yom Kippur
Happy Yom Kippur to all of our Jewish members of the Y3K Tutor In Your Home family.
MCAS Retest Schedule November 2012: Lincoln Sudbury, MA
The MCAS Retests for Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School in Sudbury, MA will be offered this November. The math and English Language Arts (ELA) tests will be given to those Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School students that did not receive a passing score previously. They will be given during the following days:
Mathematics Session 1 – November 1, 2012
Mathematics Session 2 – November 2, 2012
ELA Composition Sessions A & B – November 7, 2012
ELA Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 & 2 – November 8, 2012
ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3 – November 9, 2012
Last Day for Make-up Testing – November 13, 2012
Now is the time to call Y3K Tutor In Your Home to prepare. We have tutored many Sudbury, MA students in MCAS preparation with much success.
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New School Year
Your child takes in cues from you. If you are excited about school, they will be too.
Safety on the Roadways
As the new school year begins, many children will walk to and from school. Make sure your kids are aware of all traffic before crossing any street. Also when driving your own car, be aware of children that could dart out into the roadway at any time. 20% of 5 to 9 year olds killed in traffic accidents were pedestrians.
Sleep Schedule
Have your student re-establish their school sleep schedule at least a few days before school starts.
Deal With Problems Before They Arise
It is better to deal with problems before they arise. It always pays to be proactive. This includes dealing with everything from worn tires on your car to your child’s education. Y3K Tutor In Your Home can help you deal with educational problems before they arise.
Sudbury MA Tutoring – Availability
Now is the best time to schedule Y3K Tutor In Your Home tutoring for the upcoming school year. Tutoring times in Sudbury, MA tend to get taken quickly. Reserve your time ASAP before all of the best Sudbury tutoring times are claimed.
Antifreeze Poisoning Legislation
In Massachusetts there is legislation to close the antifreeze poisoning loophole. S.88 An Act Relative to Anti-freeze and Engine Coolant, which would require the addition of a bittering agent to wholesale containers of engine coolant or anti-freeze, which were exempted in the law that passed during the last legislative session. This would expand the current antifreeze law to prevent poisonings of children and animals. On June 12, 2012, S.88 passed the Senate unanimously and is awaiting a final vote in the House. Find out what the laws are in your area and speak to your representatives and let them know that you want to put an end to child and animal antifreeze poisoning deaths.
Antifreeze Poisoning in Massachusetts
As of 2011, Massachusetts law requires the addition of a bittering agent to retail containers of antifreeze to deter ingestion and poisonings of children and animals. However, many people get their cars serviced at garages, which use wholesale containers of antifreeze that are not treated with a bittering agent. Leaks of untreated antifreeze still result in poisonings. In MA legislation has been filed that would require that wholesale containers, such as those used at automotive service stations, also contain a bittering agent to prevent ingestion. Find out what your state requires and speak to your representatives about a national law.
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