Klarinet Archive - Posting 000021.txt from 2002/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Music vs. drug testing
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 09:09:55 -0400

At 11:22 PM 6/30/2002 -0400, Jeremy A. Schiffer wrote:
>On Sun, 30 Jun 2002, Bill Hausmann wrote:
>
> > See above comment. Parents who agree with you have removed all discipline
> > from the schools. Thus we have drugs and guns in schools, among other
> > problems that were unheard of in my day.
>
>whoa, hold on a minute there. in many areas of the country, problems with
>weapons and drugs have been around for generations. in my high school,
>there were people in gangs that have been fighting each other for over 100
>years, long before gang affiliation was fashionable.
>
>also, national surveys show that since the 1960's, drugs use has been
>cyclical, though reasonably constant, among high school students. in all
>that time, between 40% and 55% of high school students admit to some use
>of illegal drugs. clearly, this is not a problem of the current
>generation. it's just more widely acknowledged today, like teen pregnancy
>(whereas 30 years ago, girls would just suddenly disappear to go live with
>their cousins 500 miles away...).

New York/LA have always been on the leading edge, for good AND bad.

If the drug use rates are REALLY that high then we probably need even MORE
DRACONIAN measures to fight the problem! In any case, I think you have
just established probable cause for drug testing.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
451 Old Orchard Drive
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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