(HURON COUNTY, ON) – This weekend marks an exciting and memorable occasion for numerous high school students throughout Huron County. Hundreds of local students will be taking part in prom parties and graduation celebrations starting tonight with the Central Huron Secondary School (CHSS) prom followed by St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School and South Huron District High School proms tomorrow.
Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding all graduates to keep safety in mind when attending prom activities and after-party celebrations. After-prom parties sometimes include alcohol and/or drugs which can lead to situations where teens expose themselves to unnecessary risks, both legal and health related. Quite often decisions made under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs lead to dangerous situations that can cause serious injury and death.
Huron County OPP reminds all parents and caregivers to be aware of after-prom risks, particularly those hosting after-prom parties. Property owners need to be aware of their civil liability for anyone that gets injured on their property. Police want to make it very clear that unsupervised after-prom parties including field/bush parties” are unsafe environments for anyone. Police are often called to investigate criminal reports of assault