Pubdate: Fri, 09 Mar 2007
Source: Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB)
Copyright: 2007 Winnipeg Free Press
Contact:  http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/502
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n280/a04.html
Author: Patrick Obendoerfer
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/youth.htm (Youth)

KELVIN GENERALIZATION WRONG

Re: Cocaine sold in school, March 6.

I am a Grade 11 student at Kelvin High School. I've been attending 
the school for over two years, and in that time, I have never been 
approached by anyone trying to sell me cocaine or any other drug.

Being a parent at Kelvin does not mean that Coun. Jenny Gerbasi 
should be making generalizations about an entire school community. As 
well, it seems that every time the media needs a story about youth 
and drugs, alcohol or smoking, they turn to Kelvin, which in my 
experience is one of the less troubled schools when it comes to this issue.

Making our school the "poster child" for drug abuse and linking the 
school with bullying and various other problems is simply unfair and 
inaccurate. As a parent in the community, Gerbasi should not use her 
children's school to draw media attention to her political ambitions 
without first informing herself on the issues.

Patrick Obendoerfer

Winnipeg
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