Students today face a number of challenges that can lead to poor decisions, including the influence of social media, alcohol abuse and vaping.

Lori Griffiths, the EMIS coordinator at Bath Middle School, had her leg amputated earlier this school year. A bad fracture in 2010 led to her needing 11 total surgeries. In 2023, she went to have her ankle reconstructed and after five more surgeries it failed.