Students will compare the consequences of involvement in illegal activities. Listen to a juvenile probation officer talk about drug abuse in their locality or state. Conduct a mock trail concerning a drug-related crime. Students will discuss the idea of change in their lives. Students make kites.
Share kites with the class.
Draw self-esteem poster. The Role of Prevention Educating young people about the hazards of alcohol and other drug use and arming them with skills that deter drug use is an important component of the nation's war against drugs. Parents, schools, students, law enforcement authorities, religious and community organizations. Each of these groups must unite behind a consistent message that illegal drug use is wrong and harmful. Schools are uniquely situated to play a major role in prevention because young people spend much of their time in school and because schools are a major influence in transmitting appropriate standards of behavior.