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Has your school or community assessed student drinking to determine the extent of the problem? Do you know what factors may be contributing to student drinking in your school or community? Is your school currently working to educate parents about alcohol use among children? Does your school have an active partnership with the families of its students? |  |
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What You Can Do › Schools › Educate Parents About Alcohol Use Among Children |
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Is your school currently working to educate parents about alcohol use among children? Educate parents about underage access to alcohol and effective measures to reduce it. In addition to educating students, schools should provide parents with tips for preventing underage alcohol use. Typically, schools provide parents with information such as "How to talk to your teen about alcohol" and "How to recognize if your teen is using alcohol." While this information is important, schools should also educate parents about community factors that influence their teens' access to alcohol such as alcohol outlet density and the failure of alcohol outlets to check identification. In addition, schools can provide parents with tips for preventing access to alcohol in their homes, such as keeping alcohol out of the home, monitoring it, or storing it in locked cabinets. Bring in local police to educate parents about supplying alcohol to minors. Parents should not only be educated in terms of alcohol use among children, but also any legal repercussions that may result if they supply alcohol to youth. Many states now have social host liability laws that hold parents accountable for supplying alcohol to minors during teen parties in their homes. Many parents may not be aware that these laws exist. You, as educators, can take an active role in teaching parents about these laws. References:
In the School. 2004. Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free. Available at: http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/en/act/school.cfm. Accessed on [10/05/06] What Schools Can Do. Alcohol Epidemiology Program: University of Minnesota. Available at: http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/policy/schools.shtm. Accessed on [10/02/06] L Austin, G. and R. Skager. 10th biennial California Student Survey Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Use 2003-2004. WestEd. California’s Attorney General’s Office. http://safestate.org/documents/CSS03MainFindings.pdf [Accessed on 08/15/06] Hansen WB, Graham JW, Wolkenstein BH, et al. 1991. Program integrity as a moderator of prevention program effectiveness: Results for fifth-grade students in the adolescent alcohol prevention trial. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 52(6):568-579. National Social Norms Resource Center. Available at: http://www.socialnorms.org/CaseStudies/evanston.php. Accessed on [09/08/06] A Campus Case Study in Implementing Social Norms and Environmental Management Approaches. 1999. The University of Arizona Campus Health Service. A Campus Case Study in Implementing Social Norms and Environmental Management Approaches. 1999. The University of Arizona Campus Health Service. Hansen WB. 1993. School-based alcohol prevention programs. Alcohol Health and Research World 17(1):54-60. Phillips, J.L. Springer, F. & Roberts, B. 2005. Summary Report: High Rate Underage Users Workgroup Findings and Recommendations. Community Prevention Institute. |
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