After lengthy meetings with experts who deal with this issue first hand we have put the information they have given us, and our own thoughts into possible solutions. We met with two principles, George Kozlovic, and Mike Kilpatrick, from two different districts who both seemed to feel that schools are doing their parts to deal with this issue. Mr. Kozlovic thought that perhaps the RCMP could become more involved with the supervision of students. Mr. Kilpatrick thought that this issue is not solely based on schools but rather an issue that involves the entire community. We spoke to two RCMP officers, Holly Largy, and Jean-Jacques Jarjoura who seemed to feel that more could be done in schools, such as further education, and counselling. We also spoke to Jon Heidt, a professor at UFV who shared a knowledgeable outsiders opinion of drugs in society and schools.
We feel that we have gathered opinions from a number of different sources that all have different perspectives. We would agree that education is the best option for students. For us three (being students ourselves) we all can say that other then a course in grade 10 that touched on the risks of drug use among other things, nothing else has been presented to us. By this time it is often too late, as students are already using. Programs at both the elementary level and the high school level that are truthful and factual will help students deal with these decisions in the future. This will deal with future students and their drug issues, but what about current users? More supervision is necessary to stop current drug use. However it seems that more help is needed as principles can not constantly supervise all areas of the school. This is where the RCMP can step in, as well as the community. Ultimately if you can teach students the truth about drugs at an early age, and reinforce it at later stages, it will bring down the amount of drug use in schools without creating an environment similar to a prison. We would like to thank everyone who was able to help us with our research and this project. It is much appreciated.
-Katie, Krysten, and Taylor
We feel that we have gathered opinions from a number of different sources that all have different perspectives. We would agree that education is the best option for students. For us three (being students ourselves) we all can say that other then a course in grade 10 that touched on the risks of drug use among other things, nothing else has been presented to us. By this time it is often too late, as students are already using. Programs at both the elementary level and the high school level that are truthful and factual will help students deal with these decisions in the future. This will deal with future students and their drug issues, but what about current users? More supervision is necessary to stop current drug use. However it seems that more help is needed as principles can not constantly supervise all areas of the school. This is where the RCMP can step in, as well as the community. Ultimately if you can teach students the truth about drugs at an early age, and reinforce it at later stages, it will bring down the amount of drug use in schools without creating an environment similar to a prison. We would like to thank everyone who was able to help us with our research and this project. It is much appreciated.
-Katie, Krysten, and Taylor