Here is a draft of a letter I am writing to the group of College Presidents advocating to lower the legal drinking age to 18...
Dear 100 College Presidents,
I am writing regarding your recent action to support lowering the drinking age to 18. Your reasoning and rationale did not mention anything about BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.
You as the recognized leaders in America to whom we in trust our youth during their critical and dangerous years (18-21) must know the brain is not fully developed until age 25!!!!! Drinking alcohol before age 21, especially binge drinking, is like pouring hot water on a jello mold. We trust you to lead and to educate our children which means you have to set boundaries and monitor their behaviors.
I know you are committed to providing an excellent academic education and want to invest your full time and resources into these endeavors.
I know that the drinking issue is huge and you must feel overwhelmed and like we as a society have just dumped the problem on you and expect you to solve something much bigger than the college campus.
You certainly need parents, polices and the entire community to help you reduce drinking on campus, at games, etc. We pledge our support and help to you and ask you to reconsider your decision. Building healthy brains is a big part of your job and you can not succeed by reducing the drinking age to 18.
Sincerely,
Peggy Sapp
Parents, are you ready to help set boundaries and monitor behavior? The problem they are responding to can be prevented by parents taking action at a much earlier age. Parents, are you ready???
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I'm glad I found NFP. I'm actually a red ribbon week youth speaker and I get to speak at middle and high schools across the country. Thanks for posting information against lowering the drinking age, this is insane, I can't believe college presidents would even consider being on board with that.
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