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SMMUSD School Board Discusses Its Stance On Drugs , Alcohol


Santa Monica Mirror by Parimal M. Rohit
Drugs on school campuses and official policy is perhaps a debate that will never end, but the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) earlier this month took another stab to update its stance on the issue. The extended discussion at its Sept. 8 board meeting spawned from three 18-year-old SaMoHi seniors who were caught drinking alcohol in a bar during a school-sanctioned choir trip to Cambridge, England. While they were technically of legal drinking age in England, the three girls were disciplined in accordance with school rules.

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