IHAMB
SHUTESBURY SCHOOL COMMITTEE
TEACHING ABOUT ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND DRUGS
In accordance with state and
federal law, the District shall provide age-appropriate, developmentally
appropriate, evidence-based alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention education
programs in grades K-12.
The alcohol, tobacco, and
drug prevention program shall address the legal, social, and health
consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use, with emphasis on nonuse by
school-age children. The program also shall include information about
effective techniques and skill development for delaying and abstaining from
using, as well as skills for addressing peer pressure to use alcohol, tobacco,
or drugs.
The objectives of this
program, as stated below, are rooted in the Committee's belief that prevention
requires education, and that the most important aspect of the policies and
guidelines of the District should be the education of children and youth on
healthy decision-making:
To prevent, delay, and/or reduce alcohol, tobacco, and drug use among children
and youth.
To increase students' understanding of the legal, social, and health
consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.
To teach students self-management skills, social skills, negotiation skills,
and refusal skills that will help them to make healthy decisions and avoid
alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.
The policy, and any standards
and rules enforcing the policy, shall be prescribed by the school committee in
conjunction with the superintendent.
This policy shall be posted
on the district's website and notice shall be provided to all students and
parents in accordance with state law. Additionally, the district shall file a
copy of this policy with DESE in accordance with law in a manner requested by
DESE.
SOURCE: MASC March 2016
LEGAL REFS.: M.G.L. 71:1; 71:96
CROSS REFS: GBEC, Drug Free Workplace Policy
JICH, Drug and Alcohol Use by Students
Reviewed by Shutesbury Policy Committee: 11/17/16
First Reading by Shutesbury School Committee: 12/15/16
Second Reading, First Vote and Final Vote: Shutesbury School
Committee – 01/19/17