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The signs are there, and parents need to be vigilant, said school officials.

Ostroski also said parents should take notice of common household items that could indicate problems, including • Cigars that can be unwrapped and marijuana inserted.

• Soft drink cans with holes poked into them, which can be used as a bong for marijuana and crack.

• Visine, often used to clear up a person’s red eyes after they have smoked marijuana.

• Cologne or perfume, used to mask the odor of marijuana.

Ostroski said the key to finding out early if your child has a problem is to be vigilant.

“Check up on them,” Ostroski said.

“If they say they’re going to someone’s house, call their parents and ask if your child is there.

They might be mad at you for a couple of days but it’s for a good cause.

Robert Maull, student services coordinator, said staff at the school district is making the schools safer, but he asks parents to become more involved.

“We can’t do this without you,” he told the parents.

He asked parents to alert him to conflicts in the community, or to a student who appears to be having difficulties.

Some of the parents had questions about the school district’s discipline rules.

Maull said there are three steps in the discipline plan.

The first step is student and teacher conference.

The second step is a parent and teacher conference.

He said the third step involves school administrators.

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29, 2006 email this print this reprint or license this People can keep their anger in check, says counselor The author and speaker will share techniques in a free public program.

By Jennifer L.

Boen jboen@news-sentinel.com Anger is a part of life.

“It’s a God-given emotion,” says Ron Potter-Efron, a mental health and alcohol and drug counselor who is coming to speak in Fort Wayne on April 20.

The free public forum, “Letting Go of Anger,” is sponsored by Park Center Inc.

“Anger tells us something is wrong, that we need to pay attention, or it gives us a lot of energy to change something, to fix it,” he said.

But like most of life, anger should be in moder...