Drug/Alcohol Abuse

Northern Valley Regional High School has a well‐defined policy regarding drug and alcohol abuse. Students are forbidden from using, possessing, or being under the influence of drugs, alcohol and anabolic steroids at any time while at school, at a school function under the jurisdiction of the school, or on school property. In cooperation with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Of ice and the Demarest Police, we will conduct periodic searches involving the Canine Unit. All vehicles on school property are subject to being searched.

According to N.J. Administrative Law 18A:40A‐12, whenever it shall appear to a staff member that a student may be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, that student shall be tested for alcohol and/or drugs and be medically examined. Administrators who have students referred to them for possible alcohol or drug use must have them tested for alcohol and/or drugs and have them medically examined.

If the school believes a student is in violation of the policy, the school authorities shall immediately notify the parents in the hope that the school and parents can work together to resolve issues cooperatively. Students and parents should refer to Board of Education Policy 5131.6.