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10 <br />are permitted only to lend a student or a parent or guardian a notebook listing names, <br />specialties, and addresses and phone numbers. Their book of listings contains numerous <br />solo practitioners but very few clinics, group treatment resources, or networks and <br />agencies. <br /> The zero tolerance policy of Lexington High School concerning drug and alcohol <br />use and threats or instances of weapons or violence has the effect, in the judgement of those <br />we interviewed, of “killing the possibility of preventive work with students”. Students who <br />have these and related problems now tend to avoid the staff of the LGD, whom they know <br />to be obliged to report student suspects to the administration. Health education about these <br />behaviors is worked upon by the High School Health Department with state grant <br />resources. <br /> The theme of the LGD is “coordinative communication”. This includes intramural <br />advocacy for students, a parent information and support group which convenes weekly and <br />is open to all interested parents, and assistance to the special needs educators and <br />administrators working the school. <br /> Lexington High School faculty in general give very major attention, as do many <br />parents, to time on academic tasks in the classroom and to homework. Time out for <br />counseling or for work on mental health challenges is frowned upon by most faculty and <br />parents. An important exception to this pattern came in 2002 with the death of two <br />students, one a murder victim and one an auto accident victim. On that occasion, LGD and <br />other school staff devised a time of support, counseling, and group grieving. <br /> The greatest unmet need in Lexington, in the judgement of the staff members we <br />interviewed, is the need for group counseling and group therapy sessions for adolescents. <br /> We should also mention the work of the Health Protection Advisory Council <br />(HPAC). This group of more than 20 health educators, special educators, social workers, <br /> <br />
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