Marlowe PTO Hosts Drug Abuse Forum

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The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) at Marlowe Middle School will be hosting a Community Educational Presentation: Drug Use and Abuse presented by the Lake in the Hills Police Department from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13. The presentation is …
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Court lets pot smoker keep child custody

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Parents who abuse drugs can lose custody of their children. But a parent who uses marijuana for medical reasons, with a doctor's approval, isn't necessarily a drug abuser, says a state appeals court. In a 3-0 ruling Wednesday, the Second District Court …
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Students at 17 Chicago high schools to get chance to sharpen math, English skills

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I did not have the dual credit or dual enrollment program that was made aware to me or that I knew about,” said Hyman, an Orr H.S. dropout who left home to escape drug-addicted parents. “Had that happened, maybe I would have had the hope that I got …
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