Feldman said he is reviving the program in response to a report Wednesday in The Record in which police said students at Becton and Bergen County Technical High School had been buying drugs from a man officers have accused of running one of the biggest drug operations in southern Bergen County. Cardenas was arrested at his parents' home on Monroe Street on Nov. 24 on drug-distribution charges, including selling cocaine and marijuana. They may not be any of our kids. It was unclear Wednesday whether the juvenile is a Becton student. Feldman said local police officers will instruct teachers to be on the lookout for the warning signs of drug use.
Some signs are obvious, such as drowsiness and profuse sweating.
School board President John Ondrof said it is important that teachers recognize the signs. He also contended that none of the alleged drug activity associated with Cardenas took place on school grounds. It wasn't a drug bust. The school serves students from East Rutherford and Carlstadt. Larry Minda, who runs his town's DARE program.