Hanson: Locals lobbying to bring a recovery high school to the South Shore

Local officials are working to bring a recovery high school to the South Shore. The school is intended to give recovering drug addicts an environment away from the elements that caused them to turn to drugs, and hopefully help them get back on the right path.

Jan McGrory is the mother of Liz Lefort, a 2005 graduate of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School who died earlier this year after overdosing on heroin.  Liz’s battle with drug addiction has prompted Jan to speak in favor of recovery high schools–something she says Liz didn’t have access to.

WATD’s Steven Dodrill, a classmate of Liz’s at Whitman Hanson has this story…




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