Schools
Drug, Alcohol Numbers Released For Local School Districts
Both Haddonfield and Haddon Township saw increases from 2015-16 to 2016-17, new data from the state shows.
Both the Haddonfield and Haddon Township public school districts saw increases in incidents of drugs and alcohol between 2015-16 and 2016-17, according to the most recent statistics available from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE).
Haddon Township had 4 incidents in 2016-17, according to statistics released by NJDOE within the past month. It ranked 181st among districts across the state. It was an increase of 3 incidents over the previous school year, the 81st highest increase among school districts across the state.
Haddonfield had 1 incident in 2016-17, ranking it 279th among districts across the state. It didn’t have any the previous year, and its increase of 1 incident ranked it 134th in the state.
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School districts are required to by law to report these numbers, and NJDOE said it is up to each district to report these numbers fairly and accurately.
Read more here: NJ School Districts With Most Drug, Alcohol Cases, New Data Shows
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