Alcohol Free Safe Prom Night
2009 June 04 by: ScottMay any June are prom months for most high schools. We want our child to have fun on prom night, but we also want them to be safe and alcohol free. This article concentrate on prom night safety tips. One of the most effective prevention efforts is for parents to simply talk with their teens about the dangers of drinking on prom night. But that is not all that parents can do to help. There are other steps that parents can take to keep prom night healthy and safe.
Alcohol Awareness: Keeping Prom Night Safe
One of the reasons Alcohol Awareness Month is held in April is because it is the beginning of the prom and graduation season, a time when celebrations can turn dangerous for underage drinkers. Many communities conduct anti-drinking campaigns during the month aimed at curtailing alcohol use before, during and after the special events.
In 2005, during Prom and Graduation Season (April, May, June), 676 students under the age of 21 were killed in alcohol-related traffic crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Consequently, prior to prom, many schools plan programs aimed at educating kids against the dangers of drinking. These programs feature special speakers, presentations and even displays of crashed vehicles to emphasize the danger.
Some groups utilize some form of a “sober contract,” a promise that students sign agreeing to remain alcohol and drug free during the prom and graduation season. At the event itself, many schools across the nation have begun using breathalyzers to test the blood alcohol content of prom-goers and turning away at the door those who have been drinking.
