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Originally Posted by pmangels17
We as team members have a responsibility to ensure the safety of every member of our team.
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This is the key to me. As a student and as a mentor, I care about all the members of my team. I want them to lead long and successful lives, by whatever standards are important to them.
As a student, I was well aware that there were students that had a relatively large pot habit on my team. I'm also pretty sure some of the mentors at least were aware of this-- but these students were also nearly straight A students, contributed in all sorts of ways to the team, and have gone on to have successful college and professional careers. It's quite clear that their recreational drug use wasn't negatively affecting them (or the team, or those around them), and I personally don't see any issue letting that pass.
That being said, I also went to a different high school my junior and senior years that had all sorts of issues with recreational drug use, and I have a side of my family with a history of substance abuse and depression, which has lead to all sorts of personal, professional, and legal issues. Were someone in a similar situation that I was aware of on my team, I'd definitely be talking to them and trying to get them help.
I'm definitely not saying that students all partake in responsible ways, but I tend to play it very, very cautiously when approaching sensitive situations without having had personal conversations with those involved, and this issue certainly counts as sensitive. Unless there is a clear and present danger (either legal or medical) to the team member or members involved, I'd avoid going to school or legal authorities.