Sunday, 18 November 2007
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Parents fighting drugs ready for back to school
Parents fighting drugs ready for back to school
Support network meeting with principals
THE TUSTIN NEWSStudents aren't the only ones getting ready for going back to school; parents are, too.
Parent Team, a communication and support network fighting drugs, has been busy printing fliers, creating decals and preparing for meetings with principals across the school district.
Lynn Knee, who started the Web-based network for parents, says members continue to join weekly and they have ideas for the upcoming school year.
The Parent Team has been meeting regularly and has created a large poster showing the "teen network," a list of more then 200 names showing who is connected to whom.
"It helped give (the parents) a snapshot of what's going on with their children," Knee said.
Since the team's first meeting in early July, the group has expanded to include Irvine and has grown to about 70 active members.
Parents continue to share information with each other about suspicious behavior and possible drug dealers, but have moved most of their content off of the Parent Team Web site and into a private e-mail list.
Parents are still reporting information to the Tustin Police Department and have begun to report any information to the state Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement.
In 2006, Tustin reported 74 juvenile drug-related arrests and 810 total drug arrests. Between January and July of this year, there were 46 juvenile drug arrests and 487 total arrests.
Church groups have contacted Knee expressing interest to become involved with the movement, which she describes as a neighborhood watch program.
"It takes a village to raise a child and let's be that little Tustin village that keeps those freaking drugs away from them," she said.
For more information on the Tustin Parent Team, visit www.xanga.com/parentteam.
Contact the writer: 949-553-2918 or etorres@ocregister.com
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