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Ernest Ward Students Pass Pills; Two Sent To Hospital
May 7, 2010
Authorities are investigating an incident Thursday at Ernest Ward Middle School in which prescription drugs were passed between students, sending two of them to the hospital.
The school’s resource officer, James Gill, was advised by the school nurse that a 15-year old student in the clinic had admitted to taking Xanax, Adderall and Tylenol. The student, who was reported to be “extremely lethargic” was transported by Atmore Ambulance to Atmore Community Hospital.
The girl’s mother told deputies that she did have those prescription medications hidden in her household. She later told deputies that some of the medications were missing from her purse.
According to Deputy Gill’s report, another student was taken to the hospital by his father because he appeared to be under the influence of some substance. A third student was evaluated after admitting to taking one-half of a Xanax pill.
Several students were interviewed about the incident, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office incident report. One reported that he saw one student get a “blue pill” from another student and then give it to a third student.
Another student reported seeing another take five blue pills. Xanax are sometimes blue in color, according to the incident report.
The Sheriff’s Office investigation into the incident is continuing. No charges had been filed in the case as of Thursday night. The incident was also reported to the Florida Abuse Hotline.
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80 Responses to “Ernest Ward Students Pass Pills; Two Sent To Hospital”
Hey Kids,
Stop getting so defensive. No one was saying bad things about the 15 year old girl who brought the drugs to school. We were only theorizing on WHY drugs are so appealing to our youth and WHY is there a 15 year old at EWMS.
Kids were getting suspended all the time from EWMS when I was there 10-12 years ago. Including myself! I got suspended for allergy medication! No one is judging. We all did stupid things as kids. (And yes, taking Xanax to school is stupid, no way around that).
You ask why drugs are appealing to our youth. Same reason they are to adults many have different reasons its not one size fits all and as long as people have issues to deal with there will be drug problemes.
i believe that if parents n schools would keep a closer eye on thier kids things like this would not happen. Yes, i agree kids will be kids but it is the duty of the parent that they monitor their children n keep them out of harms way… If u must have pills like that for your own need they need to be kept in a safe or something, OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. That is on the lable for a reason not just to look at… What if that had been a baby…
This was a horrible incodent that occured . I was there , i know what happend . & Im pretty sure all of these students learned from there mistakes . Im absolutely Positive that they All learned from the mistakes . Nobody is perfect . Including those reading this ! Remember that . I love you guys hope you feel better soon !
I agree with that statement why are drugs so appealing to youth? I hav family members who are addicted to them. I think pills are just stupid in general. And sure kids will be kids but parents do need to moniter what kids are doing these days find something that they like to do keep them busy and mybe things like this wouldnt happen often!!
At 15 just cause lifes not going the way you want doesn’t mean you take pills. First off someone stole the pill next they distributed them to minors last they endangered other childrens lives. I don’t care who’s kid this is mistake or not every action causes a reaction I just hope the authorities take this serious and punish the dealer
MR. DAVID
I could not agree with you more…..a mistake is something you do and didn’t know the consequences…everybody knows when you take drugs illegally what the consequences will be….
Former Parent,
I recall the incident that happened at Bratt. I’m sure the guidance counselor at EWMS does too, as her son was not there that day either, and therefore did not take the pills that were passed around. Northescambia.com has featured 2 of the individuals that did take the pills featured on this webiste…one for a meth lab and the other for robbing a bank! Some children don’t lseem to learn from their “mistakes”.
Wish I knew what the punishment was back then. Seems like the child that brought the pills (4th grader) was expelled.
REGARDING:
” Mistakes are something that are suppose to be a one time thing.”
Actually, a mistake is a thing which you did not intend to do.
Since they intended to take the drugs, that was not a mistake.
They did not intend to get caught but did, so that was the mistake.
People call wrong deeds mistakes because a mistake is a thing over which you have no control and therefore no guilt. It’s a way of saying, “Even though I did it, I am still innocent.”
David thinking a number of mistakes can be avoided
I have heard from students that attend EWMS that this has been going on for some time. The ones involved just happened to get caught this time. I’m just wondering why people are referring to this as a mistake. Mistakes are something that are suppose to be a one time thing. The parents of these students would be wise to get some kind of drug intervention program started before they graduate to the hard stuff. Please don’t kid yourselves into thinking that this is a minor situation. At 15 years of age, these children are old enough to know about the dangers of drug use and yet they still chose to use them. And another thing, I’m sure there will be action taken by the school, such as suspensions, because this is just as serious an offense as fighting, which will get between 3-10 days and also a warrant issued for arrest, well for (some)students anyway. I’m sure bringing controlled substances on school property is a criminal offense.
These schools are getting so bad with all of this kind of stuff going on and sometimes even worse stuff, that one day their gonna upgrade and have detectors for everyone to walk through before school starts, with possible x-rayable detectors just like the ones they are getting in airports. But I guess if it works with keeping down this kind of stuff I’m greatful for it…
Many of you parents use tobacco, drink alcohol and pop the happy pills from your local pharmacist all while condoning the drug use of others.
You talk up church, Christianity and the bible, yet you fail when it comes to practicing what you preach.
Your kids are not dumb, they recognize the hypocrisy and yet you still wonder why they would ever do such things.
Wake up parents, you reap what you sow.
I seem to recall a similar incident when my son was in 5th grade at Bratt. This has been around 20 years ago. A child brought some of his grandmothers medication to school, shared it with several other students…told them that they would get out of having to run during PE! A child who did not take a pill, had one unknowingly poured (they were capsules) into the inside of his oreos at lunch. If it had not been for an older student on the bus, who saw a child take one (on the way home) telling her mother, and the mother contacting the school, there is no telling what would have happened to a couple of the kids who took more than one pill. One student was in the hospital for at least a day or two, and a couple more had to be taken to the hospital. Wayne Odom was the principal then and he really did get involved in an effort to get to the bottom of the whole situation. I guess I really lucked out that day since my son had been home sick. Nearly every boy in his class that was there that day took, or had one snuck into their food. The good that came out of the situation was that our children learned that it isn’t often going to be some strange looking individual on the street corner selling you drugs, but someone you know.
Everyone please let this go!!! No one is perfect!!
Okay, some of this stuff is not even true,
I did NOT participate in this & did NOT see any of it happen, but I am friends with one that did.
So, most people who have left comments; saying crap about this, you don’t really even know what you’re talking about..
Im just sayingg;
Not trying to be mean, but if you dont know the FULL story, & what EXACTLY happened, then you have no room to being mean to the parents..
Kids will be kids, most kids do stupid things, yes this was really stupid, but they will be kids, & trying to win the nosiest parent award, is not going to stop your child, it will actually make them want to do it even more..
I wish all the kids would straighten up and not do pills or drugs they are young and dumb and think nothing will happen 2 them!! That’s not true I just lost a good friend to drugs and now he is gone and there’s nothing we can do ! And his kids have to grow up without there daddy!!! I hope they learn from this!!
some of you people are saying stuff about it being school problems, and that there parents dont know what there kids are doing. Yall are wrong if yall knew the real reason she did this then yall would probaly understand a little more.i know the girl and if i was in her shoes i might have done the same thing.She has been through alot latly so yall need to get off her case.
I challenge all of the parents commenting here to this:
Be a real Parent! Your child needs you to set boundaries for them and to teach them. All of life’s lessons don’t come from school, many come from the home and that is where the problem lies, the kids are not getting them. Ask yourself a few questions; Do you know your children’s friends? Do you know where they live? Do you know how old they are? Do you know who else your child hangs out with? Try this one, ask your child for their cell phone and review their text messages (sent and received) do the same for their email, I know that will surprise you. I am sure you will read things you did not expect to. Kids do what they are allowed to do. They will operate within the boundaries you set for them if you actually enforce those boundaries. This is just some free advice you can take or leave. I have made my living counseling individuals and families for many years now. You can either be a parent to them now or keep my colleagues and I in business for many years to come, it is your choice.
For all those who think these kids are bad, they aren’t. Those of you who are saying something about the age “15″ it has nothing to do with it. I was 15 when I attended EWMS and I am doing great I even graduated at West Florida high school. Has anybody that that this girl was depressed maybe over a guy, or grades or family issues. No most of you are only thinking about what wrong with the school or person. This girl probably regrets doing this so let it be people.
I see where SOME of these people are coming from. But taking pills before school and openly admitting to it, shouldn’t be any reason to be expelled or suspended. SOME of these people who have always posted stuff on here talk about being christians and stuff but then they don’t want to be positive about anything. I think it is a load of crap! To some PARENTS, I bet right now if you told me your childrens names I could name atleast 3 things they’ve done that would surprise you! SO do us all a favor and pray for the kids and don’t judge them Or have negative things to say about them from here on out! Wow they messed up and I’ve messed up a lot. But I’ve learned from mistakes and people do not look at me any differently.
Okay i know the 15 year old girl that was involved in this and she is not a bad person or whatever else some of yall are saying about her. Think if this was your kid ! and trust me im sure with half of you it is because you dont know what your child does when your not around them and im pretty sure that They dont tell you the whole story, So im really glad your okay girl and like someone else said just hold your head up high ! i loveeee youuuu
to the children involved I hope all is well learn from your mistakes and remember God is a forgiving God. To a few parents ,my son is 17 a pretty good kid we are very open he admits to me last week he has tried pot ,of course I thought he would be smarter than that but he is human he proceeds to tell me the others who are smoking pot and ask me not to judge them that just because they smoke pot doesnt mean they are bad and to my surprise the kids he named off I really was surprised. So of course we had the drug conversation and my belief is pot is as bad as alcohol they both can lead to other activities that teenagers and adults should think twice about . He proceeds to tell me he didnt like feeling paranoid,sleepy and afraid of me smelling the smell. Then we went on to talking about how one parent provides alcohol at parties for her kids and other teenagers he voices his concerns to me for his fellow classmates knowing some of them will be drinking and driving and a lot of us up here in the northend know what I am talking about and all he can say is he is glad to have me as his mother,I am far from perfect but as I have always toled my kids they can tell me anything or ask anything ,communication is so important its our only way of knowing what is going on in thier lives..Happy Mothers Day
i just heard on FOX (this morning) about a young girl getting suspended from her public school for 5(?) days……her infraction –> eating a small piece of candy while at school…in her school, they have a strict policy of NO JUNK/FOOD CANDY ……the “time” doesnt fit the “crime”, in my opinion…..but, after reading the comment by “observer”, it made me think of this….as unpleasant an event as this is for “the 15 year old girl!”, it most probably will be a significant turning point (for good) in her life….things do happen for a reason…God bless you, young lady
REGARDING:
“only if they knew what happend behind closed doorrs right?….. ”
most don’t care what happens behind closed doors as long as you keep the noise down, they would just prefer it NOT happen in public schools
david for assuming private business is private
and what is public is public
i totally agree with everything you said…… seems like more of the parents are the immature ones…. just cause there kids have done know wrong they think there perfect lol only if they knew what happend behind closed doorrs right?….. u know what u did was a mistake and im glad that you are okay and get to go back to school…… keep your head up and to all you immature suppose to be adults get a life if your a parent of a teenager you should be concernd about this kid instead of her age and what grade shes in.. you people amuse me
REGARDING:
“….people shouldn’t be putting their two sense in an just …”
smell and taste?
here’s that pot/kettle problem again. when people put in their two cents to say others shouldn’t put in their two sense/cents, they are doing what they say shouldn’t be done.
it’s all fine with me, just wondering if you realize
david for sight and hearing
I see where it said “no” charges were filed in this matter. I sure hope this is not just a little slap on the wrist for what these students done. I definately think they should be suspended if not exspelled for this. This is serious and could have been worse. Parents should not have to worry about things like this when they send their child to school to get an education. I know things happen in all schools but when a student does something as serious as this, there needs to be punishment. Let’s just hope the school officials are firm in this case!
Let’s just pray that the teens are okay and that they learn from the mistakes they made. End of story.
Allie this is the type of news people like. They will not comment on positive thing.
Just watch channel three news. They only report on other common people problems. Let someone close to them get in trouble they want report on it.
I hope that “williams” will stop all the comment. Enough has been said, I am sure
the parents and the kid involved have had enough.
SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS PEOPLE…..CAP BUTTON IS STUCK AND BROKEN AND I AM GETTING NEW KEYBOARD TOMORROW……I AM NOT YELLING….I PROMISE………..
AND EVERYONE IS RIGHT….WE ARE ALL ENTITLED TO OUR OPINIONS…..GLAD THE KIDS ARE OK….THE BEST LESSONS ARE THE ONES LEARNED…..
Yesterdays world took drugs to get away from REALITY…todays world has to take drugs to find their way back to REALITY…the parents that is.. not the kids…they WILL experiment…just like their parents
Parents come on many 13 year old students in elementary schools. In the past children where passed on but now if I am correct age or size does not matter. If your so concern about the ages of your childrens class members just ask. Thats one thing they remember if the students in the class is several years older that them.
Well said Allie. Sometimes I wonder if there would be any comments at all if there were only stories about good things on here! What are people thinking!?
I was reading the news and comments on this site and I have come to one conclusion. In this article there has been over 45 responses, some good, some bad. However the article on “Rotary Club Honors Academic All-Stars” there are only 11 comments. You people wonder what is wrong?? Kids learn from our actions everyday. You people (the same ol ones) are always commenting on bad and sad new stories but never comment on the good ones. Maybe if WE all start commenting on the goods ones and not make the bad ones so “glamorus” the kids will not think it is so COOL. Just a thought now I will go comment and tell the Rotary Club Honors Academic All-Stars how proud I am of them and the great job they have done:>)
I think some people shouldn’t be putting their two sense in an just pray that the two people are ok…
The problem is all of Alabama is on pain and never meds with legal scripts. The sad part is if these kids had smoked pot instead, they wouldn’t die from it, and wouldn’t go to the hospital.
War on drugs is a little twisted I believe, Why don’t we instead keep harmful lab created , death causing drugs off the street
Proud Parent- I agree with you 100% but I need a tv so I can see the news. Let’s all PRAY this young lady learned from her mistake. Everyone makes mistakes. Good luck young lady- and hold your head up high. This is not a perfect world.
i hope that all of the children involved in this are ok and will have the counseling that they need. i have a student at earnest ward middle school and she is 15 yrs old. a lot of you tend to judge the masses and not on individual basis. i held my daughter back in elementary school and that was my choice. she has never came close to failing a grade…she is not a trouble maker…..and most everyone, including the teachers loves her. so to those of you who write and say she should not be allowed to attend this school well how do you think she will feel if she reads all the comments that say she must be a bad student. at some point we as parents must start taking responsibility for how we are as a family. at our home we have no t.v.s……theres no my space…no facebook…and no no cell phones for kids under 17(because lack of responsibility and bad influences). we eat supper every night together as a family at the table and actually talk to one another. how many of you know what your children are up to and where they are…….you’d better find out!
15 year old girl,
You hold your head high when you go back to school. You made a mistake. Now learn from it and don’t do it again. I made plenty of mistakes in my life and so have alot of people criticizing you on here. No one is perfect. There was only one person perfect that has walked this earth and I hope we all know who that was and thinks about what he would say about all the adults casting stones! Remember people you never know when it might be your child that screws up and everyone comments on it on this gossip site. There are alot of kids doing things that you parents don’t know about and you would die from heartache and embarrassment. THe only way to make sure they are angels is to homeschool them and never let them go anywhere except church with you right beside them. Once they get away from the prison warden they will go wild.
Boy you people are real smart. The 15 year old was a FEMALE!! You need to read the article!! The other students ages were not given. And to concerned parent about “elite” family, my children have told me so many things and people and names who knows what is true. I can tell you though if it were my child and the school released his or her name and told the punishment public I would have them in court as they (the school) are not suppose to discuss anything about a student’s discipline with anyone other than the parent and/or guardian. So I pray for these families who ever they are and hope these kids learn a very good lesson.
Whats Wrong With Ernest First The Fight Now Dope Wheres The Parents At
I MEAN COME ON ! DO SOME OF U PEOPLE GOT A HEART ! AND TRUST ME U MAY THINK YOUR KIDS ARE GOOD KIDS BUT ALL KIDS MESS UP SOME TIME IN THERE LIFE ! AND WHEN THEY DO , DO U WANT PEOPLE COMMENTING NEGATIVE STUFF ON HERE ABOUT THEM LIKE SOME OF YOU PEOPLE ARE ??
I AGREE WITH YOU BABY. US PARENTS SHOULDNT BE NEGATIVE ABOUT STUFF LIKE THIS! I MEAN ITS A CHILDS LIVE!
DO YALL HAVE A HEART ?
REGARDING:
“For those who know nothing about the internet ALL CAPS = YELLING. calm down and write reasonable responses in a respective way.”
we are all free to write according to conventions or unconventionally. For example, I type “REGARDING” in caps to separate it from the quote or my reponse. I place a space between quote and response, but that’s just me and nobody else has to do it my way
most likely she just had her caps lock key on because she was writing calmly enough.
david using lower case to indicate quiet calm
and thinking about spelling of charma/karma
okayy some of you people are just childish excuses for parents for commenting on here with negative responces ! just childish and immature ! AND SOME ARE NOT they are concerned and god will make sure that that all of ur negativity will come back on you .. and you that have said good things and actually worried god will repay you ! i mean come on people ! i mean i thought kids was stupid these days but now its some of the parents ? and according to all of you u say a 15 year old cant be in a middle school ! that is bull because some kids birthdays are late and its not there fault !!!! and yea what i kid was wrong ! but just because you think u have raised your children right you just may have not ! they may do the same thing one day and u would be in this situation and them feel bad for the wrong you have said ! well for those in concren i am doin great just and i get to come back to school
ill be back soon. THANK SOME OF YALL FOR YALLS PRAYERS
Amen, William. Wer have to put our children firsrt and stop blaming parents as well as our children. It doesn”t matter which elite family they came from. Until we teach our children that they are special no matter where they come from, we’re going to have this problem. We have to love them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When are you people going to get this???? We need to stop judging parents and students alike. We’re all just people. Let’s try to get self improvement and self love instructions included in our cirriculum. We may only save one child at the time, but isn’t it worth it? Janice Parker
My son is 15 and attends EWM, he is good student. I don’t feel as though he should have to relocate because he was held back one year of his schooling. Like CW I attended EWM in 91, when this same similar thing happened. Its nothing new, we just have to talk to our kids and pray and trust they make the right decision. Good kids can cave with enough peer pressure. I’m sure these are good kids that just made a bad decision, I hope they all get the help, support and love that they need.
Concerned Parent…..
………….”Well lets see if the “elite” family (as only they consider themselves to be) of the 15 year old boy can keep this quiet…….funny how charma works, isn’t it ? You all will be quite “surprised” when you find out who he is….although I wasn’t surprised in the least…….”
The article clearly states that is was a 15 year old girl that took the pills not a boy. Read the article correctly before talking about someone. Thats how rumors get started.
Not in one of any of these comments does any of you say “I hope this girl gets the help she needs.” and a 15year old is not uncommon in any Middle school I think Waterlad501 explained that well enough. There are kids in all the middle school’s in Escambia and in Santa that have records. So this incident is not just isolated to EWM.
Well lets see if the “elite” family (as only they consider themselves to be) of the 15 year old boy can keep this quiet…….funny how charma works, isn’t it ? You all will be quite “surprised” when you find out who he is….although I wasn’t surprised in the least…….I had forbid my son to fool with this boy at all for the past few years because he is “older” and seems to stay in trouble alot one way or another. But, I do hope he is ok and learns a good lesson from all of this. But unfortunately, some of these kids will enjoy the attention they will get from this incident….our younger generation, for the most part, seems to doom themselves!
Good greif…. ITS GETTING LOUD IN HERE!!! For those who know nothing about the internet ALL CAPS = YELLING. calm down and write reasonable responses in a respective way.
A student being 15 in middle school isn’t cause for concern, assuming that student is in the 8th grade. For example: A student may not start K-5 until he is 5 years old. If school starts on August 15th and the student’s birthday is in September, he will have to wait basically an entire year longer to start school, as he will actually be 6 soon after he starts K-5. Going on that assumption, the student would be 15 shortly after he begins 9th grade. So, if a student is 15 in the 8th grade, he probably failed only 1 grade somewhere along the line, or maybe he was even held back due to an accident or illness. I don’t think failing 1 grade is cause for sending a student to a special needs school.
Judy Masek said:
“sadly, there are many things that i would like to “do over”, if i were raising my kids again.”
Me too , Judy. Me too.
If they really want to keep all these things (drugs, weapons, etc.) out of the schools, I personally believe that they should install safety measures at all entrances. Metal detectors, a drug dog, etc. Its sad that it would come to that, but it seems that’s the only way to keep kids safe in schools now. Safe from themselves, as well as other students.
YOU WOULD THINK OUR CHILDREN WOULD BE SMARTER….WITH ALL THE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION THAT WE HAVE NOW DAYS ON DRUGS AND IT’S AFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES…YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD BE SMARTER…….
GUESS NOT……..
I remember this happening when I went to EW back in 1991 (6th grade), some of my classmates had to go to the hospital and drink charcoal.
MR. GREEN
WHEN I SAY CONTINOUSLY TALK TO MY KIDS….I MEAN TALK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTIONS SHOULD THEY TRY THESE THINGS….TRYING TO KEEP AN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THEM SO THAT THEY DONT HAVE TO HIDE OR BE AFRAID TO TELL ME…I HAVE TOLD MY CHILDREN THAT EVEN THOUGH I DON’T WANT YOU TO DRINK AND THAT THEY SHOULD NOT AND THAT THEIR WILL BE CONSEQUENCES FOR THEIR ACTIONS…IF THEY DO DRINK AND DO NOT HAVE A WAY HOME ..CALL ME…I WOULD RATHER BE MAD AT THEM AND HAVE THEM ALIVE…THEN NOT TRUST ME AT ALL AND HAVE THEM DEAD……AND YES I SAY GENERATION…BECAUSE I FOR ONE NEVER TRIED DRUGS…..AND THEIR SEEMED TO BE MORE RESPECT FOR PEOPLE THAN THEIR IS TODAY……BUT WITH EACH GENERATION COMES MORE DANGEROUS AND EASILY AVAILABLE DRUGS…..YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT IT DEPENDS ON THE INDIVIDUAL……..THEY EITHER ARE OR THE AREN’T GOING TO EXPERIMENT…….AND I LIKE FOOD TOO….
This is not the first time this has happened and won’t the last. The good thing about it is that it has made the community aware that there is a fifteen year old at EWMS……there is also a convicted felon, the guy who robbed the Tom Thumb, is that a felony? Any way you all get my point. Shouldn’t the oldest child there , at EWMS,be fourteen at the most? Isn’t there a school for kids like this to be bussed to? I thought the point of us finally getting a middle school up here is to separate our middle schoolers? Comminity you are aware now don’t shutup about this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kids of all ages have access to drugs from older kids. even just on the bus rides to school the ewm students are mixed with nhs students. can the bus drivers watch ALL the kids at once?
Everyone calm down and quit bickering back and forth.
You all would be suprised HOW MANY 15 year olds are at EWMS!!! What is the school doing about this incident?
REGARDING:
“….all of this stuff happening when i was in High School “YEARS” ago, But we knew how to control ourselves….”
You control yourself by use of your brain. Drugs foul up the operation of the brain. Therefor, you did not control yourself, you were just lucky or blessed.
The only time you can control yourself with respect to drugs is before you take them. I highly recommend that approach.
REGARDING:
“….TODAYS GENERATION IS A WHOLE ANOTHER MATTER….IT IS NOT LIKE WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP….”
Whereas, my generation had people dying of overdoses, getting killed in drunken car crashes, illegally using tobacco under age–some of whom have already died of the effects, killing themselves over personal problems that didn’t amount to a hill of beans, beating up others for assorted reasons–usually to impress someone else.
The only thing somebody didn’t do wrong is whatever nobody thought of and due to good reporting that is becoming ever more rare. In fact I have to wonder if your repeated conversations regarding drugs made your children wonder what it was all about and proceed to find out.
My parents pointed out the consequences of the misdeeds of others, not to mock them or to excuse them but to let us know what can happen and they didn’t have to harp on it. None of the three of us ever tried drugs, including alcohol or tobacco. ( I DO like food–but you GOTTA eat.)
Here’s a little known fact: People don’t do whatever they do because they are part of a ‘GOOD’ or “BAD’ Generation. They do it because they are individuals and individually decide how to behave.
Proper guidance helps but what is proper for one might lead another astray. I have a cousin whose guidance was, “You better leave some of this dope for me.”
Again, it’s a wonder any of us ever survive to adulthood.
I agree..what is a 15 yr old doing in a middle school..they have “special” schools for kids that need it! My son goes to EWM & we had a talk about this episode & I have a strong feeling I know who it is..As my older kids say to me..”remember when you were this age” Yes i do & my “experimenting”..but that was not in middle school…Besides Peer Pressure..there are the parents who have these prescribtion medication to “handle” life…How can you handle life when all you are doing is NUMBING YOURSELF!! Yes i am on medcations..I trust my son & dont have to keep them under lock & key..we talk about all of them & what they are for. Parents need to talk more to thier kids!!!
GET A CLUE PEOPLE…..TODAYS GENERATION IS A WHOLE ANOTHER MATTER….IT IS NOT LIKE WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP…….THESE KIDS TODAY DO NOT KNOW A THING ABOUT RESPECT OR BOUNDARIES….NO MATTER HOW WELL YOU RAISE THEM………AND FOR THOSE KIDS OUT THERE WHO DO HAVE VALUES AND MORALS AND A GOOD HEAD ON THEIR SHOULDERS…..I COMMEND YOU….YOU WILL GO FAR…….
OMG…..SO FAR ALL I HAVE READ IS SOME OF THE MOST CHILDEST AND IMMATURE STATEMENTS EVER….DO YOU THINK YOU ARE REALLY HELPING OR CONTRIBUTING WITH THE BACK AND FORTH SCHOOL YARD BICKERING…….FROM VERY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE….IN THESE DAYS AND TIMES..IT ALMOST DON’T MATTER HOW WELL YOU RAISE YOUR KIDS OR HOW MUCH YOU TALK TO THEM….I HAVE RAISED MY KIDS WITH MORALS AND VALUES AND I HAVE TALKED CONTINOUSLY TO MY KIDS ABOUT DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND SEX….DO YOU THINK IT STOPPED THEM FROM EXPERIMENTING WITH IT…..NO……THE ONLY THING IS THAT THEY ADMITTED TO ME THEY TRIED AND THEN WE FURTHER TALKED ABOUT IT….
to : N>H>F> … you’d be surprised how good kids are these days at finding things…even as far as slippin keys to get into locked places.
we, as parents, really need to take an active roll in teaching our kids about dangers of ALL drugs~including (esp) perscriptions. so much is emphasized about the dangers of ’street drugs’, but perscriptions are NEVER addressed. if not taught, most kids assume… the dr perscribes them…they must be safe…so they just think it’s a ’safe high’.
unfortunately we can not ’shelter’ them from all dangers thier whole life, so the best ‘defense/protection’ is EDUCATION!
I pray these kids are all ok, and hopefully learned a lesson and won’t do it again.
One of the most memorable quotes I’ve ever heard is “Children have their value systems in place by the time they are six years old.” That is a little sobering in times like this.
BTW..Yellar Hammer..don’t call someone retarded until you learn how to spell….WE
“A 15 year old shouldn’t be at Enerst Ward, and to comment on EMD your are retarded.”
I ain’t retarded yeller, you’re the one that don’t know how to spell Ernest!
Maybe your name should be “Yellow Tail”?
Look it up.
“Whitepunknotondope I am a student there and I am a student and I would not try the pill at all, so not everyone in this world is the same.”
Ok…. yeah…. keep going, you haven’t actually made sense yet.
BrewtonBoi: Ernest Ward is a Middle School, not High School. These are kids who some are just going thru puberty…kids…
but regardless, kids/adults alike are intrigued about the things that they are not allowed. It’s life. Yes, I think what happened was wrong, but now, the parents should sit down with these kids and talk to them. Be open with them and let them know you’re not going to bite their heads off for being curious about something. They need you to listen. If they are still so adamant about experimenting, have them google the side effects of what might happen to them and see if they are still as interested….you get my drift…talk to them, know your child! It could save them one day.
i think that if you are trying to answer the question, “why drugs are so appealing to our youth”, from a Christians point of view, EMDs comments make perfect sence..at least, to me…however, there has to be additional influences that are contributory, as well….unless youre planning to homeschool your children, have no television, no radio, no computer and live in an isolated area, free of “worldly” children, the parents are sure to have an uphill battle in keeping kids free from the appeal of drugs…for most, that would not be reality…sadly, there are many things that i would like to “do over”, if i were raising my kids again.
A 15 year old shouldn’t be at Enerst Ward, and to comment on EMD your are retarded.
EMD; I do not possibly see how anyone can add to your reply. Everyone should read the last sentence twice.
Whitepunknotondope I am a student there and I am a student and I would not try the pill at all, so not everyone in this world is the same.
WOW, I remember all of this stuff happening when i was in High School “YEARS” ago, But we knew how to control ourselves. These kids need to know how to control themselves if they are going to experiment.
EMD,
Thanks for contributing nothing. Your post doesn’t even make sense within the limited confines of religious commentary.
Perhaps a more intelligent response would be that the term for being on drugs is “being high”. What kid wouldn’t want to see what it’s like to be “high”? That sounds great. If it was called “being low” or “messed up”, maybe kids wouldn’t be so drawn to it. I blame the vernacular.
Weren’t Hidden To WellWere They ?
Someone,
Because we haven’t made God appealing to them. Plain and simple. We take His name in vain daily. Not by saying, “GD,” etc.. but by calling ourselves “CHRISTians,” and then acting like the world, and liking the things of the world that, ultimately, leave us empty. We can only give to them what we have.
I wonder any of us survive to adulthood
I wonder why drugs are so appealing to our youth?