Kindergarteners doing drugs and alcohol?

[sm4987]

It's red ribbon week also in our school next week. I just see it as another week of info that hopefully they will remember and take with them.

 

[Planogirl]

I had a problem with DS too. He decided that he couldn't take Tylenol for his allergies one time and he said it was because the school told him that drugs were bad. I had to undo some of what he was told because he was just too young to know the difference at the time.

 

[texasthree]

They are having red ribbon week at my sons school as well. I dont have a problem with it. I guess the earlier they learn to say no the better. His school has a themed day every day next week which is the part I find annoying.....
Monday-"boot out drugs" wear boots to school.
Tuesday-"Too bright for drugs" wear sunglasses to school.
Wednesday-"hugs not drugs" bring fav. stuffed animal to school.
Thursday-"hats off to me! I'm Drug Free" wear a hat.
Friday-"sock it to drugs" wear crazy socks.

Seriously? He's 5.

 

[pigletz]

Personally, I'm glad that they start so young. I've been funerals for 7 students in 10 years. Of those, 6 were drug or alcohol related and all were in their teens. I have kids in my eighth grade classes who are only there because the court has ordered them to be. They have no problem sitting there flashing the rolls of cash that they made selling drugs. They have no interest in learning anything. Why should they, they make more than I do. Middle school is too late to teach these things anymore.

 

[PlutosFriend]

Funny you mention this. My 6 year old dd said tonight at dinner "at the red ribbon week assembly today, they told us to pledge not to do drugs...how can I do that when I don't know what they are" LOL!! My 8 year old ds didn't know either. They have Red Ribbon week all next week. DD is just excited she gets to wear her pj's to school that day

 

[gottalovethem]

Fabumouse - you know, funny you mention that, as when I went to pick DD up from school the other day she showed me a list the class put together of the types of medicines they can take. . .I was wondering what it was all about. Never heard of red ribbon week before. And I was kinda wondering what that was all about but felt better because I knew she couldn't read it

Of course, what someone said about the kids trusting their teachers at this age, that is soooooo the case with my kids. A teacher says something and it's rule number 1, Mom says something it goes in one ear and out the other.

This goes back to my other post today about not knowing what's going on in school . . . it's so hard.

Anyway may all our DIS kids be drug free, healthy & happy

 

[fabumouse]

Of course, what someone said about the kids trusting their teachers at this age, that is soooooo the case with my kids. A teacher says something and it's rule number 1, Mom says something it goes in one ear and out the other.

GLT- we've had the same issue this year - which is both good and bad. Oh, and infuriating when she insists on certain things (like the mailman lives next door to us - long story) that are not true. But they ARE true in her mind.

But to the person who said "I don't see the problem" - well, I see a lot of problems. Including the belief my daughter now has that random people are going to stop her on the playground and push "bad" medication on her.

What a bizarre and unnecessary worry she now has! And I've done my best to negate it, but like GLT said, the school has a huge influence.

 

[monarchsfan16]

I know it seems early, but they have to start that education young. By 8th grade there were several students in my class (in a small middle/upperclass town) that were smoking pot. I graduated 8th grade in 2001. My next door neighbor graduated 8th grade in 2005. Roughly half the kids in her class (which was a class of about 65 kids) were on hard drugs, from what I understand. Worse than pot. They were on pot by 6th grade. That's right: 6th grade. This isn't a town with a lot of crime or anything else that would point to these problems. It's also a town where we have the DARE program in 5th grade. So either that was too late, or kids wouldn't listen. I'm going with a combination of the too. I say scare them when they're little; maybe then we won't have these problems when they're still pretty young (12 years old is awful young to be smoking pot...)

 

[Blondy876]

I think it's great that they are starting this conversion at such a young age. I teach prek and you would be shocked at some of the stuff that I have seen and heard from my 3, 4, and 5 year olds. I had a child bring in a parents pot several years ago and tried to pass it out. Then there was the time a child pretended to smoke and drink and when question where they learned about that replied that Mom and Dad do it every night. Then proceeded to go on and on about how Mom falls and Dad yells afterwards. I have kids singing vile rap songs and acting out the sexual references and drug scenarios. Yes, the sooner the lines of communication are opened the better.