Over time, the school had to buy larger chairs and desks because the students were getting too large to fit in standard sizes. In my estimation , about 30% of the students were not just overweight, they were morbidly obese. The chair sizes went up immediately following the decision to eliminate mandatory PE classes.
Drug abuse was rampant particularly marijuana. Eventually it became legalized in Arizona and in my estimation, 95% of the students used it daily and even on campus.
The students in general were addicted to their cell phones. We were instructed to take the cell phones from the kids when we caught them using them in class. The student's responses to the confiscation was astounding, crying, angry threats and complete catatonic like shutdown. This was even knowing that they would get their phones back at the end of class.
95% of high schoolers using marijuana? I have a hard time believing that.
That is a sad situation, and thanks for the insight into the true goings on.