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Students 'refuse' drugs and alcohol  

Jump to full article: Manchester (VT) Journal, 2009-09-04
Author: Dawson Raspuzzi, Bennington Banner staff writer

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students from six Southern Vermont schools will gather at Burr and Burton Academy Sept. 13 to pledge to remain substance-free for the school year.

The Refuse to Use program, sponsored by The Collaborative in partnership with Stratton Mountain Resort, Viking Nordic Center and Riley Rink, is in it's seventh year of promoting healthy choices. Similar to previous years, about 400 students grades 7 through 12 are expected take the pledge to refrain from use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco.

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