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A delegation of students, teachers and concerned residents from Rappahannock County were among the more than 7Q0 concerned Virginians who met in Richmond last week to discuss the problem of school-age substance abuse in the Commonwealth.
The statewide conference was sponsored by the Commonwealth Alliance for Drug Rehabilitation and >; Education (CADRE), which is , chaired by the state’s attorney gen, (?ral, Mary Sue Terry. 1 CADRE is a public and private : ’ partnership of individuals and orga■ - nizations dedicated to the abolition ■ of drug abuse among the Common• wealth’s youth. It includes state agencies, business and civic leaders, educators and student leaders, law enforcement and substance abuse counseling, rehabilitation experts 1 and concerned parents. There are 105 CADRE chapters across the state.
Representing Rappahannock were the county’s CADRE chairman MSry Anne Biggs, and Gina Fletcher, Cheryl Gheen, Betty Briggs and Nancy Reeve. Ms. Biggs is a guidance counselor at Rappahannock County High School, and Mrs. Reeve serves on the county’s School Board.
The conference offered the par. ticipants current information on sub... stance abuse, education and rehabilitation, as well as training in parenting skills, student leadership, ; and information on funding sources and services, assessing local sub
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