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Community to host forum on underage drinking
Caroline Briggs
Issue date: 3/28/08 Section: Front Page
"We are both working toward the same goals of legal and low-risk drinking in the area," Esch said. "Every time you get students and community members together to talk, it's a really unique experience."
Esch said the meeting is held using resources given to the coalition by a federal grant that includes materials to inform the public regarding current underage drinking laws and their possible enforcement.
Urra said the meeting will include instruction and literature from the state awareness program "Parents Who Host Lose the Most," which alerts parents of the legal implications of their underage children throwing parties at their residence.
Urra said whether a parent is aware of the party or not, under the Ohio Revised Code, the parents could be held legally responsible for the party's consequences. Urra said that even students may be charged under these laws if they host parties at a residence where underage drinking occurs.
He said that since the parental awareness program started, there has been a 23 percent reduction in students reporting parties that were held by families and friends in the county.
Esch said the meeting is held using resources given to the coalition by a federal grant that includes materials to inform the public regarding current underage drinking laws and their possible enforcement.
Urra said the meeting will include instruction and literature from the state awareness program "Parents Who Host Lose the Most," which alerts parents of the legal implications of their underage children throwing parties at their residence.
Urra said whether a parent is aware of the party or not, under the Ohio Revised Code, the parents could be held legally responsible for the party's consequences. Urra said that even students may be charged under these laws if they host parties at a residence where underage drinking occurs.
He said that since the parental awareness program started, there has been a 23 percent reduction in students reporting parties that were held by families and friends in the county.
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