Midtown high school students must pass breathalyzer test before entering the prom

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caboose56 said:
I think that's a good idea. The best thing you could do for your kids to avoid alcohol problems would be to introduce them to it earlier. Maybe when they're 15-16? Watching football on a sunny Sunday afternoon with your son? Why not let him have a beer or two?
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I'm not gonna lie, I was like 9-10 yr old. Forbidden fruit always taste sweeter.
 
In my day it was a big cat and mouse game for the massive after party. Cops chasing kegs around, last minute party maps, the usual stuff. Prom itself wasn't where things happened, it was usually terrible, it was all about the after party. It was usually in some hidden back road location and they were massive. Never did get too out of hand, but easily could have. They've turned things around now. The location informs the police and school before hand, the school rents a few buses and put a ride check on each side. Tents everywhere. Police keep an eye on the party from a distance. Granted this was in the country, but it worked well and everyone was informed.
 
caboose56 said:
I think that's a good idea. The best thing you could do for your kids to avoid alcohol problems would be to introduce them to it earlier. Maybe when they're 15-16? Watching football on a sunny Sunday afternoon with your son? Why not let him have a beer or two?
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I fully agree and while I used to have a few beers in the shop with my dad while working on my car at 15 and it worked out, I don't think it would work.for every kid out there.
 
im against testing kids with a breathalyzer before entering a prom. whats next, blood samples ?

unless someone is showing obvious signs of intoxication, testing should not be permitted. let kids be kids, and let stupid kids get caught and turned away. School may be over, but there are still lessons to be learned at prom. lol
 
crankcall said:
no I don't think we are, but kids died where I live from drinking so I may look at it different. 6 kids in one car, another 3 in a fiery wreck. 1 into a tree and 1 into a bridge abutment. The grad and prom parties have gotten well out of hand, its not a nanny state, its liability and culpability. It really doesn't matter what happened where or when you grew up, the cycle of party hard, throw up in a limo , get into trouble and sue the party organizers needs to end.
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Thats very unfortunate but you can't punish everyone for the actions of a few.

Would you agree with putting ignition interlocks on EVERYONE's car so that we can prevent the few adult idiots who still drink and drive? Who btw will still find a way around it...
 
FiReSTaRT said:
I came from a country that didn't have a minimum drinking age. Hell, my dad started sending me to the grocery store for beer since the age of 6. We may have gotten started before most kids in North America, but by the time guys and gals from my generation turned 19, alcohol lost all mysticism with them and became a social thing. Over here, as soon as the kids turn 19 and get away from the parents they go wild. None of the guys I went to elementary school with ever needed to get their stomachs pumped. About 10% of people in my res in Ontario did.
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When I toured Europe when I was 17/18 I went to a few field parties thrown by kids my age. In Canada, any such field party had everyone drinking -- it was almost unheard of showing up without booze. These same kind of parties in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium -- at least 1/2 the kids were just drinking coke, partly because alcohol doesn't have the taboo over there that it does here, and partly because they came on their scooters.

In the end, that is the root of the underage drinking problem in this country (and USA) -- ban something for kids and not for adults and they will think of it as the 'cool' thing to do and a challenge to do it since it is banned. Remove all bans and it would be chaos for a few years, but eventually the next set of kids would say "Alcohol, pffft, what's the big deal?"

I have cousins the same age as me in Belgium and Holland, and what a difference it was for drinking and drug abuse between us that grew up in Canada versus those that grew up in Europe.
 
yeah, sometimes i think the drinking age should just be like 14-16 or somewhere around there
 
I ca die for my country at 18 but I drink till I'm 19??
 
Had my first drinks at the cottage when I was like 12, and had been making mixed drinks for my step dad since I don't know when. I never had an issue getting booze. If I wanted it I just had to ask for it. When I was 16 we would all load up and go out to bush/barn parties and sure, I had a couple but never had the interest in getting wasted, neither did most of my friends... It was always that chick with super strict parents who managed to sneak out that was barely able to walk by 10pm.

But, I also grew up in a house with pot being grown in the garage (came home from school one day with the house surrounded by cops, dogs etc.) and I have seriously NEVER had a toke, even though I've been to parties where it was the main focus.

I agree with exposing kids early in a controlled environment, if you take the "fun" out of it, it's no longer cool and exciting... However, you never know which kid will have that addictive personality.
 
Those kids will be dropping ecstasy and drinking a bunch of water at prom instead... Good job TDSB for sucking!
 
Matthew.Tremayne said:
Those kids will be dropping ecstasy and drinking a bunch of water at prom instead... Good job TDSB for sucking!
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Its sad but very true. The lack of knowledge or sheer ingnorance is hilarious. Its sad but everyone 'older' (sorry to all you parents) are completly oblivious. Instead of drinking and driving everyone smokes. Why? Cant get caught (as easily). As you said, cant drink....pop molly/ecstacy because you can.

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