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Parkland youth ambassadors present small survey showing substance abuse, career planning and driving safety as top concerns
Summary
Five student ambassadors presented results of a 20-person survey showing substance abuse, driving safety, school stress and gaps in career guidance as top youth concerns; commissioners praised the work and asked staff to consider program and outreach options.
Five Parkland high school juniors presented a short survey of peers to the City of Parkland City Commission on Feb. 5 that identified substance abuse, driving safety and insufficient college-and-career preparation among the top issues for local teens.
The youth ambassadors — Victoria Damaso (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School), Mallory Bitterman (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School), Nivi Barnabay (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School), Angela Herr (Pine Crest Fort Lauderdale) and Alex Padness (North Broward Preparatory School) — told commissioners they used a 20-person convenience sample of mainly underclassmen and reported results as percentages rather than as citywide findings.
The students said they distributed a Likert-scale survey by QR code and direct outreach at their…
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