Summary:
more-inConcerned over the sharp rise in drug abuse cases among school-going children in Ernakulam, the Excise Department has now begun reaching out to their parents and teachers directly. “The discussions, in the form of special PTA meetings, generally revolve around topics ranging from changing behaviour of children to operation of drug distribution rackets. The department has been registering an average of 75 drug peddling cases every month, most of them involving teenagers, for the past several months. The department is organising discussion forums for parents and teachers in all government and aided schools in Ernakulam to help them have a guided understanding about their children. Special squadsIn view of the school reopening, special squads in plainclothes have also been formed to maintain tight vigil on the premises of schools vulnerable to drug trade..