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Mandatory Prom Panel Discussion for High School Seniors (POLL)

"What Every Parent and Student Should Know about Prom & Graduation Season" will be held on March 8 at 7 p.m. and it's mandatory for all high school seniors wishing to attend their prom.

Should high school seniors be required to attend a presentation on the pitfalls of prom and graduation season?  

The answer is yes, according to Alliance for Safe Kids, the Yorktown High School PTSA members and , who are sponsoring a panel discussion this Thursday.

"What Every Parent and Student Should Know about Prom and Graduation Season" presentation will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on March 8 in the high school auditorium. Attendance for seniors with a parent is mandatory if the student wants to attend his or her prom this year.

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Panel discussion will focus on the health and legal consequences of underage drinking and drug use as well as decision making.

The panel of experts includes:

  • Robert Marcus, MD Emergency Department Director, Northern Westchester Hospital Center
  • Barbara Monohan, Chairperson of the Westchester County Taxi and Limousine Commission
  • Paul S. Scharf, Assistant District Attorney; Chief, Westchester County Criminal Courts & Grand Jury Division
  • Brian Shanahan, Detective
  • Moderator Ellen Morehouse, LCSW, CASAC, CPP, Executive Director, Student Assistance Services Corp.
  • Special Guests:  YHS SADD and VAASA Clubs performing Scenarios for discussion

, but the idea for that panel started a few years ago, high school principal Joseph DeGennaro said, as an effort to give students information about safety and positive decision making. 

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