The event kicked off with opening remarks from Mayor Cameron Smyth, stating his own concerns and priority of the safety of Santa Clarita youth, as well as the event’s goal.  “The main purpose of this event is to remind you, parents, of the dangers of drugs and to provide you with the tools to help recognize the signs of drug us\e,” said Smyth. The mayor then stated that although many teenagers are not socializing as frequently due to the C

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the 2019 results of their biennial Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), and the responses show public schools in the Peach State are having a tough time keeping children safe. The latest data from YRBSS shows 14.5 percent of Georgia high school students were bullied on school property in 2019, while another 10.6 percent reported being cyberbullied. Another 9

The first big yellow school buses rolled up at 8 a.m., and a handful of students stepped out into the September sunshine. The school doors swung open, and one by one, a line of kids entered Nativity of Our Lord School in Warminster, each child’s hands reaching out automatically for the first squeeze of hand sanitizer of the day. The students had been spread out on the bus, and were careful not to get too close to one another on the way in.

Capistrano Unified School District grabbed a plethora of supplies and guidance in constructing its $25 million strategy for the worrisome enemy.

The number of young adults in the U.S. who are vaping marijuana and nicotine has more than doubled in two years, according to a national study by researchers at the University of Michigan.

Hilliard City Schools says “It’s ok to not be ok,” and has announced the district will accept mental health days as an approved excused absence.

During Thursday's North Callaway R-1 Board of Education meeting, parents and former students claimed the district has a bullying problem.

With in-person instruction becoming the exception rather than the norm, 54% of parents with school-age children expressed concern that their children could fall behind academically, according to a poll conducted over the summer of 2020.