From the Couch… Christine E. O’Connor

Within an energy to maintain our neighborhood educated and minimize frustration about critical matters, I’m supplying regular improvements and truthful information on reasonable topics affecting the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS). Recently, a great deal was observed by I???ve about mature week and proms in Ocean City. Please share safety-related information with students and parents:

Prom Safety

We’re in the centre of prom year and all County public schools supply after- pursuits, financed from the faculties’ parent-teacher groups. Both prom people -attenders are not unwelcome to participate in – activities. Some students have already been associated with increasing funds for these events through plans such as the community- paid Invitational Swim Match.

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) partners with HC DrugFree to promote booze/drug safety, and HC DrugFree makes shows for parents & kids at highschools throughout every season. To promote liquor/drug safety inside the faculties through their Teen Advisory Group learners are involved by them. HC DrugFree sponsors an HC DrugFree classification while in the HCPSS-backed HoCo Film Fest (scholar-produced movie opposition).

Listed here are afew “Ideas To Retain Kids Protected on #8221 & Prom Night; by guest-blogger and Howard County drug-free president Joan Scornaienchi. And below are a few HCPSS Methods for Parents concerned with alcohol abuse and kids.

After Graduation ???

I understand everybody stimulates young people to ???play week actions that are mature are safe???ed during by it. Similar to the Howard Region routines, the ???Play It Safe??? plan in Water City vendors unique liquor and drugfree events in June for high school students remembering to the coast. The Protected program web site has info for parents.

HC DrugFree ???Senior Week kept, Safe in Water City??? times for parents this spring. Examine for notices of any extra classes in HCPSS Information.

There are many safety-related problems to think about before parents accept enable their seniors to spend per week unsupervised anywhere. In the beach, we need to consult with kids about water protection, benefiting from companies and safe pursuits, such as the $5 Elderly Week bus-pass in Ocean Area, unsatisfactory drinking and applying crosswalks to correctly combination roads.

Let???s work together to make sure learners have a healthful, protected and pleased conclusion towards the school year.

Board of Schooling Customers