Troubled Son Need Help

[worriedmom19]

Recently, I recieved a call from the principal and assistant principal at my son's high school. They informed me that my son and two of his friends had created a newspaper project for school. In certain areas of the project, they had made obvious drug references such as making the date 4/20/50 and having random events occurr at 4:20 in the morning. Also, I was shocked to see that they had named a town name related to marijuana and had named the newspaper the Washington Chronicles (with chronic underlined). The school made the desicion to give them a 0 on the project and notify me. What do you think of this?

Obviously I have to address several concerns. What should be my punishment for the newspaper? How should i go about in finding out if my son is really using drugs as well (i suspect he is)? And how should the school be involved in this punishment? HELP PLEASE

 

[Mela'h]

Hi worriedmom As a mother of a 15 year old son, I feel for you.

I pray once a week with a group of mothers and we pray specifically for our high school. One thing that we pray is that the kids that are doing harmful stuff would be caught. I am thankful that your child was caught. As far as the punishment goes, that is something that you will have to decide on. But if he were my son, I would get into his life and his friends lives in such a way as to make sure that he knows I am not going to let this slide by. Your son has lost your trust and it is up to him to earn it back. Until that time, I would check his room, his backpack, talk to the other parents involved, his teachers, the counsellors at his school. I think you need to send a strong message that drug use is unacceptable to you and that you are not one of these parents who think that it is just a "normal" part of growing up.

Whew.... raising teens is not for the faint of heart.....it was so much easier when they were 5 hey? Hugs and prayers to you


Oh and Welcome to CF and the Fab 40's Many blessings to you!!!

 

[worldwatcher]

wow cookieboo I couldn't have said it better!

Worriedmom, my prayers for you and you son.