SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Substance abuse seriously impedes student education and threatens the welfare of the entire school community.
The District prohibits the use, possession, and/or distribution of drugs and alcohol on school premises, or
near any event away from the school premises that is sponsored by the District, and on any transportation vehicle
provided by the District.
The District has established consequences for a student who does not follow through on the
recommendations for treatment or evaluation for alcohol or other drug abuse and related behaviors. Discipline
may include but is not limited to suspension, expulsion and submission to regular land/or random drug and alcohol
assessments.
When a student appears to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol on school property, on a transportation
vehicle provided by the Board or at a school sponsored function, the matter shall be reported to the principal or
his or her designee. The student’s parents and Superintendent of Schools shall also be notified immediately.
School staff will arrange for an immediate medical examination of the student, which will include, at the same
time, a drug and alcohol screen in accordance with the law. A student will not be permitted to return to
school until all school requirements are met. Students who do not comply with school requirements, will be
deemed insubordinate, an offense separate from possession, use, and sale of drugs and alcohol, and subject to
discipline for such offense.
DISCIPLINE
If any student is found to violate the Board’s Substance Abuse Policy, Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987