Student liaison reports alleged drug use in school bathrooms; administration says it's working on a solution

Warren Hills Regional School District — Student Liaison Louden Heller told the Warren Hills Regional Board of Education Jan. 27 that students had been recognized for the "Mr. Warren Hills, Top Ten" project but also raised a safety concern: "there are still issues of illegal drug use in the bathrooms," he said. The minutes state he was told that administration is "working on a solution."

The transcript records no specific disciplinary action, timeline or operational change announced at the public meeting. The matter was logged during the Student Liaison Report portion of the agenda; no public comment followed. Board materials for the 2025–26 school year show district Goal 2 to "implement best practices and strategies to enhance the Culture and Climate of district school buildings," which the board said it will pursue with students, faculty and administrative stakeholders through at least two in‑district programs.

Superintendent Earl C. Clymer III and administration were present at the meeting; the minutes record that administration acknowledged the issue and that they are working on a solution, but they did not provide a public timetable or describe specific measures in the minutes. The board later entered executive session for personnel and attorney-client matters; the public minutes do not indicate whether the safety concern was discussed there.

Next steps: the public minutes record only that administration is evaluating a solution; the board did not record a public directive or vote on disciplinary policy at this meeting.