All Niguel Hills 8th graders will attend an assembly to see a very powerful video called ‘Overtaken’. The assembly will be during their P.E. classes (zero period students will go during elective). ‘Overtaken’ is a video that highlights the crisis of youth drug abuse, which has risen to an epidemic level in our communities. It was created by two local parents, Jodi Barber and Christine Brant, who set a goal to educate young people and save lives. The video is short (27 minutes), and addresses drug use and drug overdoses through frank interviews with young people and adults with firsthand experience in the crisis. The filmmakers and some of the people interviewed in the movie, as well as local health professionals, will be at our assembly to follow up with further information and questions the students might have about the film. In the next few weeks, if you have an 8th grader, you will be receiving a permission slip for your child to attend the assembly.
Our goal in holding the assembly is to raise the awareness of our kids and to prevent further tragedies from occurring.
