Garfield Re-2 Policies

JICH

Drug and Alcohol Involvement by Students

 

Garfield School District Re-2 will promote a healthy environment for students by providing education, support, and decision making skills in regard to alcohol, drugs, and other controlled substances and their abuse. In order to accomplish this goal, a cooperative effort must be made among the schools, parents/guardians, community, and agencies.

 

It will be a violation of Board policy and considered to be behavior that is detrimental to the welfare or safety of other students or school personnel for any student to possess, use, sell, distribute, exchange, or to be under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other controlled substances. The unlawful possession or use of alcohol or controlled substances is wrong and harmful to students.

 

For purposes of this policy, controlled substances include but are not limited to narcotic drugs, hallucinogenic or mind-altering drugs or substances, amphetamines, barbiturates, stimulants, depressants, marijuana, anabolic steroids, any other controlled substances as defined in law, or any prescription or nonprescription drug, medication, vitamin or other chemical substances not taken in accordance with the Board policy and regulations on administering medications to students or the Board’s policy on administration of medical marijuana to qualified students.

 

This policy also includes substances that are represented by or to the student to be any such controlled substance or what the student believes to be any such substance.

 

This policy will apply to any student on district property, being transported in vehicles dispatched by the district or one of its schools, during a school-sponsored or district-sponsored activity or event, off school property when the conduct has a reasonable connection to the school or any district curricular or non-curricular event, or whose conduct at any time or place interferes with the operations of the district or the safety or welfare of students or employees.

 

Students violating this policy will be subject to disciplinary sanctions, which may include suspension and/or expulsion from school and referral for prosecution. 

 

 Disciplinary sanctions and interventions for violations of this policy will be in accordance with Board policy concerning student suspensions, expulsions, and other disciplinary interventions.

 

Situations in which a student seeks counseling or information from a professional staff member for the purpose of overcoming substance abuse will be handled on an individual basis, depending upon the nature and particulars of the case. Parents will be involved, and efforts will be made to direct the substance abuser to sources of help.

 

The Board, in recognition that drug and alcohol abuse is a community problem, will cooperate actively with law enforcement, social services or other agencies and organizations, parents/guardians, and any other recognized community resources committed to reducing the incidents of illegal use of drugs and alcohol by school-aged youths.

 

Whenever possible, in dealing with student problems associated with drug and alcohol abuse, school personnel will provide parents/guardians and students with information concerning education and rehabilitation programs that are available.

 

Information provided to students and/or parents/guardians about community substance abuse treatment programs or other resources will be accompanied by a disclaimer to clarify that the school district assumes no financial responsibility for the expense of drug or alcohol assessment or treatment provided by other agencies or groups unless otherwise required.

 

The district will conduct a periodic review of its drug prevention program to determine its effectiveness and to implement any necessary changes.

 

Adopted: September 12, 1989

Revised: November 26, 1996

Revised: July 25, 2000

Revised: November 27, 2007

Revised: August 28, 2012

Revised: September 10, 2013

Revised: February 12, 2019

Revised: October 9, 2024

 

LEGAL REFS.: 20 U.S.C. §3221 (defines drug abuse education and prevention)

20 U.S.C. §7116 (Safe & Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994)

21 U.S.C. 812 (definition of “controlled substance”)

C.R.S. 18-18-407 (2) (crime to sell, distribute or possess controlled substance on or near school grounds or school bus)

C.R.S. 22-1-110 (instruction related to alcohol and drugs)

C.R.S. 22-32-109.1 (2)(a)(VII) (I)(G)(policy required as part of safe schools plan)

C.R.S. 22-33-106 (1)(d) (suspension or expulsion discretionary for the sale of a drug or controlled substance)

C.R.S. 25-1.5-106 (12)(b) (possession or use of medical marijuana in or on school grounds or in a school bus is prohibited)

C.R.S. 25-14-103.5

 

CROSS REFS.: IHAMA, Teaching about Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco

JIH, Student interviews Searches and Arrests

JKD/JKE, Suspension/Expulsion of Students

JLCD, Administering Medicines to Students

 

Garfield School District No. Re-2, Rifle, Colorado