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Waunakee board hears youth assessment showing rising vaping, high anxiety and low treatment rates
Summary
District presentation of the Dane County Youth Assessment and social‑work reports flagged steady teen alcohol use, rising vaping/THC, widespread anxiety and low percentages of students receiving treatment; board discussed interventions including parent education, on‑site therapeutic options and digital citizenship instruction.
The Waunakee Community School District on Monday reviewed results from the Dane County Youth Assessment and social‑work summaries that district leaders say show persistent substance use and high rates of anxiety among middle‑ and high‑school students.
District presenters told the Board of Education that the assessment, administered every three years to middle and high school students, showed alcohol use holding steady since 2021 while tobacco and THC use — particularly vaping — rose. Participation in the most recent administration was about 600 middle‑school students and about 570 high‑school students, presenters said, figures the district called important context because they do not include every student.
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