Mahoning schools offer drug-abuse prevention program to try to stem problem
BOARDMAN
Boardman schools have joined a host of other Mahoning Valley schools in offering a drug-abuse prevention education program designed for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
On Friday, the Mahoning Valley Hospital Foundation awarded a $15,000 grant to the school district to train teachers for the program developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
The need for drug-abuse prevention education is illustrated by the fact that only about 30 of 200 recent applicants to be Mahoning County school-bus drivers passed a pre-employment drug screening, said Frank Lazzeri, Boardman schools superintendent.
“We’ve got a shortage of bus drivers,” Lazzeri said.
“It’s a sad state of affairs when we have a community of people who are willing to work, but drugs have become an obstacle,” he said.
Read more about the problem in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.