CH-P1 - Drug Free Schools
Section C: General Division Administration
The Prairie Spirit School Division is committed to providing the highest possible standard of learning environment for its students. It recognizes that the consumption of alcohol, cannabis and illicit drugs can impair an individual’s well-being, can interfere with a person’s ability to learn and function in society and with the academic and extra-curricular interests of students.
The goal of the Division is to create school environments which are alcohol and drug free and to provide counselling to students involved detrimentally with alcohol and other drugs.
The major components of the approach to alcohol and other drug use and their attendant problems are:
Prevention - Encouraging students to achieve an awareness of knowledge, attitudes and skills that promote positive life-style behaviour and well-being concerning alcohol and other drugs.
Intervention - When a caring person approaches an individual with data regarding his/her alcohol/other drug use behaviours in an effort to help that individual seek appropriate corrective measures.
Postvention - When a caring person reconnects with an individual to ascertain current behaviours and supports that may be helpful to sustaining positive life-style behaviour and well-being concerning alcohol and other drugs.
Counselling - To assist students involved with alcohol and other drugs in accessing a support system.
Staff Development - Encouraging employees to acquire the knowledge and skills required to respond constructively to the problems of alcohol and other drugs.
The Principal will be responsible for communicating information regarding Division policies dealing with drugs and alcohol to parents and students.
(See also JLE – Administration of Prescribed Medication)