Students Question Red Ribbon Week

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November 10, 2009 • Reina Garcia  
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Now that Red Ribbon Week has come to an end, many students have different opinions about its effectiveness on our campus. Although it seemed to have a lasting effect on students in elementary school, the opinions about its current influence have changed. “I don’t think wearing a red bracelet is going to persuade kids to not drink or do drugs. What does that really do?” Philip Walters, senior, said.

Although the campaign’s efforts are strong, mav life showed 72 percent believe Red Ribbon Week did not influence them concerning drug and alcohol use. In fact, many students believe that the practice is actually counter-productive.

“People just don’t really take it seriously and I feel like it’s a waste of time,” Alex Jayne, sophomore, said.

According to the survey results, it seems that students are going to need more than red rubber bracelets and signing a poster pledging to be drug-free to alter student behavior.

Because of the recent death of a Torrey Pines student involving drugs and alcohol, many teachers believe that we should bring back the program “Every Fifteen Minutes” so students will truly realize the consequences of drug and alcohol use while driving. However, the power to resurrect the program lies within the district so Mr. Ruggles or any other faculty do not have the authority to make those decisions.

“If they want to get the message across, I think having an assembly or a guest speaker would be a good idea and it might be more effective,” Megan Weber, senior, said.

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