The Urban Legend

Urban School sets new breathalyzer policy for student dances

Ella McLeod, Staff Writer • December 14, 2011

Charlotte Worsley, assistant head of student life, announced on Monday, Nov. 28, at an all- school meeting that every Urban student who attends a dance will be breathalyzed to determine if they...

Guest Opinion: An Urban parent in favor of the “Safe Teen Socializing Agreement”

John M. O’Connell Jr., Guest writer • February 7, 2011

Read the student guest opinion on the "Safe Teen Socializing Contract" by Harry Krinski and Charlotte Blanc. From the moment you were born, we, the parents, have been amazed and somewhat terrified....

Urban School Teens Give Thoughts On Choice to Drink

Marney Kline, Staff writer • February 6, 2011

Welcome to high school: it’s middle school on steroids. The workload, the people, the parties – it’s all amped up just a notch or two. And at some point, all students are confronted by temptations...

Urban School’s Parent Association fights for teen safety, but not without response from students

Jonathan Baer, staff writer • February 5, 2011

Over the past few months, Urban’s Parent Association has developed a parental “contract” – an agreement among Urban parents that addresses student safety, substance use and parental policy about...