John Belluardo Quotes (3 Quotes)

We just wanted to get some sort of an input. We just wanted to get a feeling how the students felt about underage drinking and see if we can design some sort of a plan to combat it.

We open up the gym two nights a week, from 7 p. m. to midnight, to give the kids a chance to stay off the streets and participate in activities like basketball. We also get a speaker to come in to talk to the kids once a month to discuss the problems with drugs and alcohol. It's sort of a prevention and intervention program. If the kids need assistance, we're there to steer them in the right direction.

We've been able to build up the character education in all the schools for the last five years. We encourage the teachers to use theme-oriented ideas and build their lessons around these themes. It has become very comfortable with the classroom teachers.