Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

A local Black high school student is experiencing difficult times after one wrong decision has led her to miss the last part of her Senior year of high school. Last Fall, an area teen was expelled from West Monroe High School after a search revealed remnants of drugs were found in her bag. The teenager detailed the expulsion came after a trip to the school nurse's office. She admitted to smoking marijuana that morning before school with friends but asserted they did not smoke it on their high school's campus. She was sick while at school and felt symptoms of what she thought at the time c...