After hearing about the problems with Drugs and Alcohol at the Whitnall High School, I decided to attend the School Board Meeting to hear more about it. The news told me about breathalysers to be used at the school prom and the School Administrators taking aim at this problem.
After attending the Board meeting I have to tell you, I left with little to no comfort that this problem was being addressed by the administrators. It seemed the Coaches and some Teachers were more involved in solving this issue than the administrators. Currently there is no Liason Officer from the Greenfield Police Department at the school. The Greenfield Police claim to not have one available, Yet the Greenfield High School has one? Can't we share this officer? The board approved the use of Dogs to randomly search the school a month ago, yet the administrators have yet to get this done. Once again the finger was pointed at the Greenfield Police, they somehow could not fit it in their schedule. In all fairness to the Greenfield Police, they were not there to answer these questions, these were Dr. Karen Petric the Superintendent answers to the questions. School Board members inquired as to why if the Greenfield Police couldn't get it done, why hadn't she inquired with the Sheriffs Department? No answer.
Although I believe there is a problem, we as a community in whole, with the School Board, School Administrators, Staff, and Parents need to attack the problem. I saw several parents in the audience ready and willing to get involved to be of any assistance in the solution. It has to start with the Administration taking a lead role in solving the problem!
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