Underage Drinking
As a parent, discuss how you can best deal with the problem of underage drinking. Share stories about how you have addressed this topic with your kids. Underage drinking is a very common problem, even among very young students.
Athens-Clarke police made 23 underage drinking arrests Saturday during and after the Georgia-Auburn football game. In most instances, the drinkers either approached the officers first, had an open-container or had passed out somewhere downtown, according to reports.
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From onlineathens.com
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Mt. Lebanon School District Superintendent Dr. Timothy Steinhauer has announced the creation of a task force to address concerns about underage drinking."Recent reports of underage drinking in the community highlighted the need to review and reassess district programs and policies currently in place to address these issues," said Dr. Steinhauer in a blog post on the school district's Web site and in a note sent to parents.Link: www.post...
From blogger.com
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- Mt. Lebanon schools address underage drinking (search.msn.com)
Colleges Using Tragedies to Curb Underage DrinkingKansas CWAbout six weeks later, Dalton Hawkins, 18, died after falling from a dormitory roof. Tests showed he had been drinking. University spokesman Jack Martin ...and more »
From news.google.com
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- Interest groups urge city council to toughen underage-drinking laws... (search.live.com)
Georgia's last two home games are coming up fast, and as students prepare for them downtown, there are a few things they can do that will land them between jail cell walls rather than watching the game between the hedges.
University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson said most underage drinking arrests occur when officers see people urinating in public or come upon people passed out.
From redandblack.com
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- PolitixBlotter: N.H. State Rep. Arrested For Underage Drinking (bostonist.com)
- New penalties for hosting underage parties (wwmt.com)
By Shannan Bowen
Shannan.Bowen@StarNewsOnline.com
These issues exist, and they exist beyond just the minds of city officials: the capacity of bars in downtown Wilmington, taxi cab availability, underage drinking, over-intoxication and crowds in downtown bars and streets.
From starnewsonline.com
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- Volunteers take aim at underage drinking (thetranscript.com)
- Across county, underage drinking targeted (thetranscript.com)
- Police: 22 arrested at underage drinking party (unionleader.com)
The newest way to crack down on house parties is spreading throughout
Minnesota, and is now being considered by the state's largest city. Minneapolis is considering passing a social host ordinance, which would
hold those who host parties responsible for underage drinking and rowdy
behavior even if the hosts don't actually supply the alcohol.
From wcco.com
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- Underage drinking is a drain on America (newsherald.com)
- Promise cash, underage drinking laws and EMU facilities (feedburner.com)
An effort to combat underage drinking in Marana resumed Tuesday, when law enforcement, community members and representatives of the Marana Northwest Community Partnership Coalition shared information on preventive programs.
From explorernews.com
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- Cazenovia residents discuss new local law to combat underage drinking (blog.syracuse.com)
- Responsible Retailing Forum Recognized for Efforts to Combat Underage Drinking (rss.prnewswire.com)

