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Sixth Annual 9th Grade Underage Drinking Forum

Trumbull High School’s sixth annual Underage Drinking Forum, “Choices Have Consequences” will be presented to all ninth grade students and their parents/ guardians on Thursday, November 17th, 7:oo pm at Trumbull High School.  This forum, which originated in Trumbull, is a model that several other towns have replicated.

 

Reported underage drinking in Trumbull has decreased over the past few years, as shown in surveys conducted by the Trumbull Partnership Against Underage Drinking (TPAUD) in 2010.  However, underage drinking remains a problem in our town, and the Forum organizers and TPAUD are committed to providing as much information as possible to students, parents, and the community.

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Innovative, comprehensive approaches to prevent underage drinking are showing success in reducing experimentation with alcohol. Forums like this, in addition to other community efforts by TPAUD and the anonymous tip line created by the Trumbull Police Department and funded by TPAUD are helping to reduce opportunities and community tolerance for underage drinking, said Chief Thomas Kiely of the Trumbull Police.

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More than 1,000 students and their parents attend this event each year and learn about the psychological, emotional, social, and physical impacts of underage drinking and avoidance strategies that they can use. The forum also addresses Connecticut’s underage drinking law legislation passed in 2006 regarding parental responsibility, the Social Host Law, as it applies to alcohol consumption and misuse.

 

This year’s speakers will include Dr. Gary Kaml, Chief of Trauma Surgery at St. Raphael’s Hospital, Officer Tim Fedor, Trumbull Police, Jeffery Blueweiss, Civil Trial Attorney, William Mecca, Trumbull High School Crisis Intervention Specialist, as well as past offenders and those sharing personal stories.

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