Prom Editorial

Dear Editor,

 

With the prom season fast approaching, it is important to remind ourselves that it is against the law to provide alcohol to minors.
Period.

As adults, we need to stop providing alcohol to minors not only to eliminate a major source of alcohol for underage drinkers, but also to stop giving teens the mixed message that even though state law forbids them from purchasing, possessing or consuming alcohol, it is really all right. It's not.

At the community level, we must realize that providing alcohol to underage youth is a community problem because it occurs, for the most part, in local neighborhoods. Surveys of high school students show that parents and their friends provide alcohol to minors. To stop this unsafe and illegal activity, we need to work with the schools, law enforcement, courts, the business community and especially with one another to make sure the word gets out. Please help get the word out and keep youth safe during the prom season.

Repectfully submitted,

Jill Hylla
Wright County Public Health
& Safe Communities of Wright County