June 13th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Private boarding schools, military boarding schools and troubled teen boarding schools teachers are quite familiar with the principles and lessons taught in a program that is making it’s appearance in various communities known as “Character Counts.” The private school’s typical emphasis on responsibility, accountability and respect that go towards forming good character have long […]
June 13th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Troubled teenagers surely do not need any encouragement from big corporations to experiment with alcohol. Teen age drug abuse is difficult enough to prevent without greasing the tracks towards addiction with attractive packaging and seductive advertising on easily available alcohol products.
Parents have been getting upset about outfits like Budweiser offering products that certainly seem to […]
June 13th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Teens at risk for drug abuse, those teens who have not strayed too far over the line, those at the brink of temptation - those are the teens that some professionals insist will benefit most from random drug testing in school.
Of all the methods of teen crisis intervention being employed by schools across the country, […]