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enforcing the rules.
The school board doesn’t have to ponder the philosophical distinctions between the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. They must only decide what is and is not acceptable conduct on school property and at school functions and set the penalties for violations of the rules.
Robert Eastham is concerned that the school board will appear hypocritical if it exacts the same penalties for the use of alcohol as for drugs. Is he as concerned about differentiating between different types of drugs?
Both medical experts and the law recognize a vast difference between the dangers of marijuana use and heroin use. Will the board differentiate between penalties there? Will they differentiate between heroin and cocaine? Between amphetamines and barbituates?
We think the board would be mistaken to apply lesser penalties for alcohol than for drugs. A recent survey of 13,000 youths in 48 states and D.C. taken by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism shows that 19 percent of students in grades seven through 12 are problem drinkers. A whopping 74 percent of teenagers are drinkers—79 percent of the boys and 70 percent of the girls, according to the survey. In view of these statistics, we think it s time for the board to stop soul searching. Alcohol, drugs, any controlled substance has no place in our public schools. All are equally unacceptable and should be labeled as such.
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