Are you sure you want to report the following content as a violation?
Stockdale High School students visited Centennial and Loudon Elementary Schools during Red Ribbon Week to give the facts about the use of tobacco.
Through a puppet show, song and many visual and touchable displays, the Centennial and Loudon students were given a lesson about the harmful effects of smoking, secondhand smoke and chewing tobacco.
Studies show that about 20 percent of first-grade students nationwide have either thought of or have tried smoking. Sixth-graders may start out with good intentions about avoiding cigarettes, but 40 percent of them will move into pre-smoking or actual smoking phases by the end of the academic year.
Eighty percent of the second-grade students raised their hand when asked if they knew someone close to them who smoked or chewed. The majority of kids who start using tobacco told me somebody who they look up to or admire uses tobacco, such as family members, sports stars or coaches.
One student said, “My grandma holds her...
Please check the following violations, and include anything else in the comment box.
Comment
Email
Captcha
To protect users from spam, please enter the text from the image above.
