A major problem recently surfaced at Bowie High School. Students smoke everywhere and it is not effectively policed. Some students are offered lit cigarettes on campus. There is peer pressure on students to try marijuana. Some of the students are addicted to drugs.
Students can also get their ears and lips pierced on campus.
School staff do not respond to reports about students' smoking. Clearly the school needs more people in positions to deal with such illicit activities on campus. Teachers need to be supported by administration and parents, consistency is key. This should become a district policy, for safety reasons. If there is an accident in the overcrowded science labs, teachers are deserted by the administration and must rely on their professional organization to help them deal with any liability issues.