Actually, I was reluctant to post names. One due to proclivity to censorship & the other to dealing with another very “vocal” & prolific poster. I don’t want to make enemies, but if my child was considering boarding school this would a concern–at every school–that I as a parent would want addressed.
I think it’s real. Some schools are so geographically isolated that it is really really and really hard to access alcohol and drug.
No school is too isolated, IMO, for drugs and alcohol. 1) Drugs are everywhere these days. Some of the worst drug issues are in rural areas. Every school, even 100% boarding schools, have kids from the area and faculty children that could be sources for info on who to buy from. 2) Students bring stuff back from breaks and go to amazing lengths to sneak things in and camouflage things.