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To Parents/Guardians of 5th grade, 9th grade, and new students:

The Gowanda Central School District, like many schools and communities across the nation, is engaged in a constant effort to keep its students healthy, safe, and free of the abuse of alcohol and other drugs.  Surveys show that kids who stay drug-free cite parental disapproval as the main reason they abstain.  Unfortunately, too few kids report having had meaningful discussions with their parents about alcohol and other drugs.

To educate parents about the growing concerns of students using and experimenting with drugs and alcohol, our strategy is to require that one parent or guardian attend our District’s Drug & Alcohol Parent Forum.  The Drug & Alcohol Parent Forum is a 90 minute program that addresses recognition of drugs and drug paraphernalia, signs and symptoms of abuse, health risks associated with abuse and your liability as a parent for hosting and/or purchasing alcohol and other drugs. The Drug and Alcohol Forum notice date is mailed home annually in the summer and occurs in August of each year.

Attendance is mandatory for all parents/guardians of students entering grade 5 and grade 9, as well as for parents/guardians of students new or re-enrolling at Gowanda Middle School and Gowanda High School.  You must attend the forum to allow your child to participate in any MS/HS special events.  Special events include, but are not limited to: athletic teams, musicals/plays, school clubs and organizations, school dances (for middle school and high school), field trips (related to music, athletics, and classroom activities), and the Junior/Senior Prom.

One adult per household is required to attend one session.  Once met, this requirement is valid for the remainder of your child’s career in each school.

For an appointment and if there are questions, please contact the high school at (716) 532-3325 (x6002) or the middle school at (716) 532-3325 (x5002).

Digital Drug & Alcohol Parent Forum

Regular attendance is crucial to a student’s academic success. Missed class time is difficult to replace in high school as the content is challenging and requires a teacher.

Excuses

• Absent students require a written excuse upon return.

Calls

• Automated attendance calls go out to absent students’ families.

Athletics

• Absent or tardy students arriving past 8:22 with no legal excuse (see handbook) will not be permitted to practice/play that day.

Presentation/Information: January 2023

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