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The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program has as its mission to support programs that prevent violence in and around schools; prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs; involve parents; and coordinate with related federal, state and community efforts and resources to promote safe and drug-free schools and communities.  Further, the Arlington Independent School District works to develop, implement and enhance educational programs of violence and drug prevention, early intervention, and rehabilitation referral in elementary and secondary schools (including private nonprofit school children and teachers) who are assured equitable participation in the purposes and benefits of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program.
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Tony Arangio, Ph.D.
Director, Safe and Drug-Free Schools
     1203 West Pioneer Parkway (Annex IV)
Arlington, Texas 76013

682-867-1915

Tony has been a resident of Arlington since 1969. He is married and has three adult children who all attended and graduated from Arlington schools. He holds both a B.S. in Education and M.S. in Social Work from Louisiana State University and a Ph.D. in Social Work Administration and Planning (1970) from Tulane University. As Director of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Program, Tony supervises the District Intervention Specialists, the Alternative Schools Intervention Specialist and the Community and Parent Outreach Liaison.

With his team, Tony has conceptualized and developed the program to meet the needs of students, parents, and educators regarding prevention and intervention. Together, the team evaluates, continually,  not only the program overall but the areas which appear to need adjustments in keeping with the ever changing nature of the very real problem of substance abuse.
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Journal for Adolescent Health Shows that Cyber-Bullying has Far Reaching Effects

Bullying has now taken on a new dimension--it's not limited to the school yard and is increasingly being conducted in electronic media--instant messaging, chat rooms, e-mail, text messaging, and the Interned--and schools will feel the impact of that form of bullying, as well, according to a series of articles in a recent issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.  The study found that 64 percent of youth who are harassed online are not harassed or bullied at school.  So far as school mental health services are concerned, it may not make much difference whether students are being bullied electronically or in person, the researchers concluded: many of the same behavioral and psychological consequences may follow either form of harassment.  That makes it important that school professionals understand the specific details of the online bullying and can help the youth identify a prospective plan for dealing with it.  Articles relating to bullying published in the December 2007 Supplement issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health are available in full at 

http://journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/jah/home.

For more information about teens and technology, visit:

http://www.theantidrug.com/teens-technology/index.asp
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Helping Hand is a newsletter for parents with information relating to today's youth.  Click on the link below to read the current issue with topics regarding: 

  • Prescription and OTC Drug Abuse
  • Helping Children Cope with Divorce 
  • Understanding Youth Violence Prevention
  • Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders

Click here: Helping Hand Vol 20 Issue 3
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The Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities advisory council will meet three times this school year.  All meetings are held at the AISD Administration Building, 1203 W. Pioneer Parkway, at 3:30pm.  Dates of meetings for 2009-2010 are:

October 22, 2009      minutes

January 28, 2010     minutes

May 13, 2010                
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