Rye School District to Have Students Take Voluntary Drug, Alcohol Use Survey

RYE, NY — The Rye City School District is asking students to voluntarily participate in an anonymous survey about drug and alcohol abuse.

In a letter to parents and guardians, interim Superintendent Brian D. Monahan said the district wants to better understand the risks students are facing regarding smoking, underage drinking, drug use and other high-risk behavior so that it can work with community-based organizations to tailor educational efforts to meet prevention needs.

“The survey data will also serve as a benchmarking tool, so we can see if and how attitudes towards drug and alcohol use change over time,” he wrote.

ISA/Pride Surveys has been hired to process and analyze the results and provide the district with a report.

Iona College Center for Social Research will partner with the district to analyze the report.

The survey will be administered during one class period after which it will be machine read and destroyed.

Students do not have to answer all the questions.

If parents or guardians choose to have their children opt out, they must return the form found here by Nov. 14. If it’s okay to have your child participate, nothing need be done.

More information, including where the forms must be returned, can be found by clicking here.

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