The Influence Of Drugs And Alcohol In Public Schools

As a new grade nine at Brentwood, bright eyed and bushy tailed, I viewed my seniors in the highest of regard, for they could do no wrong. For all that I knew, they didn’t party, do drugs or get into any means of trouble. I remember the shock of finding out that my snowball date, an exceptional rugby player, polite young man, and not to mention a handsome one at that, was an avid cocaine user. How could someone like that, who went to a school such as Brentwood, do that? It was then that my veil of innocence was lifted from my face and I saw the Brentwood community as it truly was. I found out more about the seniors and as I grew older I began to understand the drug culture at our school. I even became friends with people who were heavily involved with that scene. If anyone had told me in grade eight or nine that I’d become friends with someone who actively used cocaine and other drugs at Brentwood, I would’ve told them that no one would do that, because the students here in my eyes were different than the rest. …show more content…
Parents send their kids to private institutions sometimes to specifically to avoid that type of association with substance use. Though the real question is, are drugs and alcohol just as prevalent at private and boarding schools as they are at public schools? If so why are we not as aware of it to the same extent as public