What about kids that were there but DID NOT drink or smoke pot ?

Sorry Sudbury Citizen. All individuals have already been found guilty and punishments handed down. Lets not muddle this up with facts now.

Kids that age shouldn't be going to parties period, let alone ones where alcohol is being served. And where were the host's parents? They should be charged too. If you want to go out to dinner hire a babysitter or off-duty cop to patrol your delinquents.

Don't tell me it was cold. Any of those kids could have called their parents to come pick them up, no one had to walk! They could have used their beer money for a taxi.

They called their parents be because they knew the were bagged. It is time these kids own up to their mistakes and face the punishment given to them. Parents need to stop trying to get their kid out of trouble. You made a bad choice now own up to it.

Music teacher I hope you are not at work doing all this typing. From where I sit a party gets broken up by police. Police handle it. If you break the law you deserve to get in trouble. You will learn from it. If you were at the party and not breaking the law it is an issue for the parent not the school. I do not understand for the life of me how you people think it is ok for the athletic director to be judge and jury. This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Liberals . "Lets let others make decisions for our family"

Why didn’t these students have Emergency kits that contained oriental noodles and bottles of water for when the police showed up? We have officials in this town that lead by example! Parents, teach your children to behave in the manner some of the leaders in town do. You elected them to lead and they are. All kidding aside, thank God no one got hurt and lessons have been learned. The police are doing their jobs well and we should all be grateful.

That was a lot of cars to be coming down quiet little Easy Street on a Saturday night, but none of the neighbors called the police. It should have been obvious to anyone that this was not an adult party, as it was just teenagers getting out of the cars. What was wrong with the Easy Street residents? Or is that a "No Snitchin'" Neighborhood?

That the police were called and the party broken up is fully traditional. That L-S feels it has to show off for the more timorous and vindictive members of the population who want to gratify their desires to inflict punishment in the name of "protecting the children" is appalling, but is more a commentary on our general society than on L-S alone.

Day 8 and still no address, no names. Charlestown code of silence prevails again here.

Under the MIAA rules, most of these kids would not be in trouble. MIAA specifically sates there should NOT be guilt by association. L-S says there is guilt by association. So L-S punishes everyone who was there if they were drinking or not. Music Teacher, you live in fantasy land if you think that teens don't socialize. I would never hire you to teach my kids as you are out of touch with reality. These kids are not delinquents, they are just kids who used poor judgement. There were a handful who tried to take advantage of the situation and now all are punished. I wonder if the snitch is in trouble? I bet his/her parents would be outraged if thier kid was still in the house.

In addition the reporting is incorrect. They did not receive MIAA suspensions, they are suspended by the high school. MIAA is not involved.

Well, it is an unfortunate thing that kids could be at a party that gets out of hand - where they themselves were not imbibing. That said - it's the old classic - "Who did this?" "Uh, nobody" response that causes law enforcement to have to do the "broad sweep". Thank God, however, for a L-S sending the message that substance abuse is serious.

All the parents dropped their children off and did not even see what was going on with the party. They are responsible for allowing their children to go

stupid website*

Oh for the love of god. You people are now judge and jury for the kids, their parents, the neighbors, the host parents, LS and anyone else you can point the finger at? Grow up and be thankful that you obviously don't have kids or have never made a bad decision in your life.

This is ridiculous...let the boys play!!!

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lol amateurs. 50 kids and they didn't think it would be a good idea to runfrom the popo. SMH

Here are a few excerpts from Web MD. Unfortunately, many seem to have to learn these the hard way:

There are many reasons for teens not to drink alcohol, or to wait until age 21:

Drunk driving kills about 4,000 teens each year. Do not drive after drinking. Do not ride with friends who have been drinking. If someone who has been drinking offers you a ride, say, "No, thank you." They might say they are fine to drive and pressure you to ride. It's OK to tell them some excuse like, "I want to stay at the party a bit longer". . . The best solution is for them not to drive at all.
Your brain is still developing, and will continue to develop until your early twenties. Drinking during this time may damage your brain. Teens who drink alcohol have worse memories than those who do not drink.

Under the influence of alcohol, your judgment is impaired. You are more likely to place yourself in a risky situation that you would normally avoid.

Music Teacher- really, you need to get a life. You seem to be consumed by this issue. Crawl out from under your rock and find something better to do. You have no right to judge, condemn, and malign these kids and their parents as you do not even know who they are. I am sure you have made at least one mistake in your life. Unless you have been a perfect person your entire life you should get off your high horse and look in the mirror. I bet you will see pleanty of flaws.

Music Teaher... You are a music teacher. go have a beer

LS Hockey/Lacrosse has convinced me. Our policy is misguided. Instead of DARE and Officer Rocky in the elementary schools, we should have been having intro to alcohol classes sponsored by Kappys where fifth graders get to sip wine and beer from dixie cups. That way, by the time they are in middle school, they will have built up a tolerance, and alcohol will be no big deal anyway, so there wouldn't be this inane obsession with kegs and handles and not being boring.

Y'all are ridiculous. Who ever says you shouldn't drink in high school, you're absurdly wrong because look at everywhere,the people who actually make a change in the world and mean something in the world have all drank in high school aka every celebrity, our president, just about every CEO of a big company... but hey listen to the no bodies everyone. You Shouldn't drink! people who don't have fun and drink in high school end up having a job similar to a music teacher... just saying. let your kids live a little and get hammered stop trying to have them sit at home and not do anything so they end up like all y'all boring people. The most appreciated and smartest people in the world drink but HEY everyone listen to julie because you will ruin your brain if you drink under the age of 21... again, absurd that you try and argue that, try and research your topic a bit before you try and sound like you have any knowledge because clearly you don't. The best schools in america and the wealthiest people in america get hammered. But hey we should all aspire to be perfect and clean and live life under a rock am I right because how much fun is life when you sit in your room and don't do anything. hmmm To all y'all who don't let their kids drink.... college will be a rude awakening for them and I am truly sorry for your kids so you might as well prepare them. I've already graduated high school, and I have good grades at a good university. but hmm I drank in high school? interesting...

I've often heard parents say that if they keep their kids busy with sports and all, that they will stay clean, not get into trouble. I am starting to think that Varsity, and even JV teams breed a party attitude. It is well known at L/S that the Hockey and LaCrosse (and other) teams have a brotherhood-type of attitude, clannish, clique-like, and that they look down on the rest of the kids - even don't talk to kids that were once their friends, because they aren't on those teams, and the jocks are too good for the rest. Great, so then they get together and party - and we have now seen what comes of it. So much for keeping your noses clean with sports.

@music teacher ... You don't understand the need to update a story? I updated it seconds after the ch. 5 report went live so it was hardly old.

LSHOCKEY/LACROSSE,
Apparently you have never experienced the death of a teenage drunk driver. It is one of the saddest things in the world. Perhaps you forgot how a girl only 17 years old passed out and drowned in 3 inches of water last year. People are giving advice because they have life experiences which are not always good ones.

KNOW ALL THE RULES BEFORE MAKING COMMENTS

Presence at party or gathering where alcohol or drugs are being illegally consumed: If a student-athlete attends a party
where alcohol or drugs are being illegally dispensed, the student must LEAVE IMMEDIATELY. To remain in the presence
of this illegal activity shall constitute a violation of the code of conduct. *
Note: Student-athletes should encourage as many classmates as possible to leave with them.
*The intent of the “presence at a party” is not to deny participation with adult family members in gatherings such as
weddings, anniversaries or other family gatherings

I know four people so don't even try and give me that. Drinking and driving is terrible and I am against it. Drinking underage is completely different so don't try and pull out something completely irrelevant, because this is an underage drinking situation not drinking and driving so go comment somewhere else about that if you want to talk about that. Good try though man I like the effort

I just mean, send a reporter to the hockey games, talk to the players, find out what is really going on and don't just wait for press releases from LS or Sudbury Police. After the J Donahue affair, you should know that much. I'll bet every kid at LS knows more about this story than you do. Find out where the next LS hockey game is and plant a camera in that locker room.

Music teacher, there is a reason you're a music teacher so stick with that and let the man do his job here. Once again you're a music teacher I don't need to say anything else. And North Main... Really. I've been an athlete my entire life, and I have never not liked someone because they weren't on my team. Sure I might not have been friends with people who weren't on my team, but that had nothing to do with that. But I like your attempt to put down athletes of teams that are in your words "more superior" to you because they have fun and party and you're probably mad because you weren't invited to the parties when you were in high school so please stop, you're making your self look pretty dumb.

I do wish to make a couple of ammendments/clarifications to my comments:

1) LSHockey- I actually agree that it could be a wise thing for parents to allow their teens on special occasions to have a small (and I mean small) glass of wine or beer - along with some "teachable moments" about the subject. But I must say - if you think the only way to have fun is to get wasted, then - you must lead a very limited life yourself. Try a few intellectual pursuits - or, participate in a good cause - those will keep you young and empassioned - whereas look at the faces of those later in life who spent their time getting wasted. Pathetic.

2) Siobhan - I had managed to miss your previous comment about the fact that some students asked at the party to clear their names via a breathalyzer test. I feel they definitely should have been granted that, barring any first hand evidence to the contrary. Hopefully, that will happen in the future.

hmmm Julie really? well I dont know but I remember a guy who smoked weed when he was young and also drank... President Obama is pretty pathetic i know, Im a republican, Mitts the Tits all the way. and hmm, well seeing as how I have already done over 20 hours of community service in the past week, not for being arrested or anything, and also am at a top 10 finance school and im majoring in finance, uh hmmm. not trying to toot my own horn im just trying to shut you up and make you look stupid again. Oh and really, because I know multiple people over the age of 50 who was just like any other fun high school kid getting $200 dollar handys and actually living that are making millions of dollars. but hey your right. they are pretty pathetic. Oh and they are still having fun, loving every minute of it, and making some sweet money. but yeah kids don't go down that road all its gonna lead to is fun and money. Im not saying only drink, be smart and do something with your life, but go f.ing part and have some fun jesus.

Hey Julie isn't their a pie that needs to be baked somewhere, or some laundry to be done. Where is your man and why is he letting you have so much free time.

Amazing, how teenagers have it all figured out, and are so much smarter than the rest of us. You keep it up, LSHOCKEY - just stay off the roads when you are completely wasted so you don't kill one of our kids.

LSHOCK,
Here's the deal. Not that you will listen, but someone ought to let u know. That line of reasoning about people now successful who did unwise or stupid things in their youth has lead many a fool to justify their own poor choices. A lot of people skitter across thin ice - and live to tell it. A lot don't. I have listened to too many adult children of alcholic abusers who suffer all their lives as a result of living with a dad or mom who neglected or abused them in some way. Their legacy is tragic - and most of their children don't even want to know their whereabouts or what happens to them once they leave home. Maybe you will be "lucky" and simply turn out to be loud, arrogant and obnoxious. Maybe you won't - and end up killing your best friend or somebody. I hope and pray not. For all our sakes.

I hope y'all don't mind, but im going to give you a small list of some people who have gotten hammered and had a great time and show you how pathetic they are. 1. Phil Knight, If you have ever heard of NIKE, I wouldn't know, its not too common. he is pretty pathetic because he is only worth 13.1 billion, oh and he is 74, still killing it and hmm alcohol really screwed him over. 2. the three Ziff brothers, all investment bankers who are in their mid 40's... each worth 4.3 billion. Now im not to good on the pathetic scale but hey i think its pretty pathetic. now I could go on and on about all the millionaires and billionaires, that aren't even celebrities, but hey that will just show how pathetic alcohol makes us if we drink in high school as well. Here is a List of all the perfect people in the world who had a great time and that everyone in the world knows, looks up to, and respects. 1. Music Teacher, middle aged, lives in a tiny house, teaches music? hmmm 2. Julie Miller, specialist in results of underage drinking. 3. North Main, specialist in understanding an athletes brain towards narp's (non athletic regular people).
Anyone here those last three, you have probably seen them all over the internet and TV and on Forbes list because hey you see where not drinking in high school got them! they're rich and famous!!! so yes we should really make sure kids don't have fun drinking because it really ruins your future. feel free to respond

literally dying laughing at this ludicrous quarrel between ignorant suburban parents and arrogant teens

I just want to say thank you to the parent who called it in. Thanks to the Sudbury Police for taking names and thanks to L-S for acting appropriately with the list of names. It's nice to see that athletics doesn't trump EVERYTHING in this town.

LIz you are a embarrassing human being. Your glad that a sudbury parent called this in, your glad that some of these athletes cant play the rest of the season. How immature!

Racks errwhere

As a current college student, and someone who attended Lincoln Sudbury, and also attended a private high school, I feel I have a wide range of experience with different highschool social atmospheres. At every single party I attended at a private school friends house, the host parents required everyone to sleep over or be picked up by a parent with whom they would speak to upon their arrival. The host parents either were aware of the drinking, or trusted us enough and decided they'd rather not witness first hand what we were getting into. They remained present and readily available if there was ever an issue, but never pried into our business. At these parties, kids were most under control, very very rarely someone got sick-if they did they were attended to appropriately and were completely safe, the kids were most respectful to the parents hosting, their wishes/rules/constraints/need for sleep, and the house itself (I.e, not being destructive, cleaning up after spilling, cleaning the next morning, etc). On the contrary, at parties where kids were't allowed to drink, kids end up sneaking in a water bottle of hard alcohol, drinking way too much way too fast, and become dangerously intoxicated and nearing the point where medical attention is necessary.If you tell them not to do something, most of them will be that much more interested in doing it. I'm sure that for those of you who have kids, they are good kids. Whether they drink or use drugs does not label them good or bad.

College freshmen who have either experimented very little or have no experience at all with the world of alcohol/substances, tend to have a difficult transition into college, a transition that is tough for anyone not even considering the drinking/drug issues at hand. Many of those kids end up coming to college and drink copious amounts, getting sick or injuring themselves. Some even are so infatuated with the idea of freedom and "partying" that a reserved, honors student in high school, begins failing classes and doing an unhealthy amount of partying in college. The controlled, occasional experiences with alcohol and other substances, I feel, is actually beneficial to children because at some point in their lives they will be faced with it. And it is better they know what they're getting into, rather than diving in head first unaware of the consequences. This community has been struck with many tragedies revolving around drinking and drunk driving, and I feel some of your comments are not paying homage to our beloved peers, siblings, children, and friends whom we have lost over the years. This shouldn't be a cut and dry list of do's and don' t's. This should be sitting down with your children and being honest with one another about what's going on. As a result of this, you will see, not only your bond grow stronger between parent/child, but also their increasing sense of responsibility and knowing right from wrong.

In the sense of the MIAA contracts, I understand why LS had to do what they did. Not necessarily to the kids who didn't drink and were just in the wrong place at the wrong time, but for the majority who attended. (Also, parents, I don't know your children so I can't be sure, but if they were at the party and told you they didn't drink, you might want to reevaluate the level of trust between you and your child.)

As for all the absurd comments coming from L-Salumswag and LShockey/lacrosse, and others; those are some of my best friends from L-S. They are messing around and simply trying to get a reaction out of you. Glad to see the cooler head does prevail, and that those cooler heads belong to the adults in our community... Do everyone a favor, and stay out of this unless your child was directly involved or affected. This town has enough nosiness and gossip, the comments on articles like these just promote it. Oh, and by the way Music Teacher, I am truly sorry for how you have led your life thus far. Your pessimism and overwhelming sense of condescension must be the driving forces behind your sad, lonely life.

racks on racks on racks. maybachs on bachs on bachs on bachs on bachs!

MANN ya boy out here just tryna trap and get dis bread yafeelme... i aint tryna hit a lick but if this keeps pursuing i might just have to... now i aint sayin im finna hit a lick ova here yafeelme but i mean what can i do??

Taking responsibility for one's actions includes accepting the consequences of those actions. ACTION/REACTION. Kudos to the responsible parent for calling the police. You set a good example.

ThisisRidiculous: thank you for your very lengthy posts. Please also remember that most of the parents who post here also were once in high school, and were once in college, sometimes even more schooling after that. We're not stupid. We were students, we remember what we went through, whether we had our first drink in high school or in college. Thank you for all of your wise advice. Your comment toward Music Teacher was insulting and low, and lost you your audience.

North Main: I appreciate your sarcastic message of praise and thanks. I understand that the majority of these parents also attended high school, college, and other academic establishments. And I never said that anyone was stupid. However, have times not changed? Our generations can not be compared side by side. Which is why I was offering my insight on the topic, attempting to put this all into perspective. No one forced you to read it, and no one forced you to reply. If you don't like what I have to say, that's fine. I can assure you I will still sleep soundly tonight. But at least try to refrain from the immature, sarcastic responses. Sometimes it is hard to tell who are the adults and who are the children in this comment thread... And why yes, my comment to Music Teacher was intended to be insulting so I'm glad that it came across that way. For the most part, the adults/parents who are posting here are doing so trying to better the community, and help these children live healthier and safer lives. Music Teacher, on the other hand, seems to be doing more bad-mouthing, generalizing and discriminating at the expense of these children. It is in no way productive. And, if anything, it is just hurting the community.

Just letting y'all know, you just got called out and got got destroyed by a bunch if "kids." And then you guys try and bad mouth us after shows the lack of maturity you guys have. Quit putting people down to try as better yourself because like we said, we could give two craps what you think of us. Get on our level #college

I think what you all need to realize is that teens will be teens. We are going to drink at a party, we might smoke, that's just what is surrounding us. Parties in Sudbury are boring, they aren't the stereotyped parties that are in movies where everyone is having a fun time. It's literally just a group of kids standing around and talking with music in the background- we use alcohol to liven the party up a bit. We don't drink everyday, we don't drink every week. There's probably like 3 parties a year and those are the only times we drink. Yes, some people do not know how to handle themselves. But others do and despite their age, CAN drink responsibly. And those who don't know how to handle themselves can easily seek refuge in their other responsible friends. Not all kids who attend L-S are reckless and selfish- some actually do help their friends out when they go overboard and we all respect other people's decisions to not drink. I didn't attend this party that got broken up, I had no intentions to because I knew that it was going to get broken up in the first place because the person who hosted it isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. Personally, I think it was unfair of the way that the cops handled things, because I know from friends and kids in my classes that not everyone was drinking and smoking. L-S's rule of guilty by association is stupid, because you shouldn't have to ditch hanging with friends just to avoid possibly getting in trouble..

Not gonna lie there were definitely a lot more than three parties a year... Just sayin

also lets be honest, nobody cares if kids smoke weed

Parents who see their kids undermotivated, languid, and depressed care.

is it just me or does sudstudent sounds like a huge pusscake

Maybe i'm trying just trying to get parents and other adults to understand and to stop being so quick to judge. And to lshockey/lacrosse the party scene for juniors and seniors is definitely larger. But the kid who hosted this party was a sophomore and they dont't have as many house parties

This page is ridiculous and out of control. It really shows that no one has anything better to do these days then sit on the Sudbury Patch and write comments about what has happened IN THE PAST. The party is over, and though it was a big deal for a small town like Sudbury, we must remember that it has been dealt with and there is no need to keep resurrecting it. On another note, I do agree with the fact that teenagers are going to drink and smoke and continue to have parties no matter who is commenting on this page saying socializing should be illegal. Though we perhaps should discourage it, teens are going to do as they please and clearly will not give in to adults reprimanding them for such acts. And to LSHOCKEY/LACROSSE, maybe instead of attempting to insult adults who choose to participate in commenting on what is none of their business, you should go back to college and stop worrying about what is happening in Sudbury. If you are telling everyone else to "get on your college level" then maybe you should focus on doing that yourself. Getting caught up in Sudbury drama isn't going to get you anywhere in life. On a final note, the person who called the police was very responsible for doing so and did the right thing. No one should be reprimanding this person for doing what's right. If anything the guy might have saved someones life and I don't believe you would be commenting such horrific things if a child or friend had been killed in a drunk driving accident.