TUPE (Tobacco-Use Prevention Education) &
Cannabis Awareness/Prevention
Cannabis Awareness/Prevention
The TUPE program aims to provide services such as:
Tobacco prevention education
School-based events for teachers and students
Tobacco and vaping education curriculum
Student intervention support
Tobacco-free policies
Tobacco-free signage to all district-owned building entrances
Ongoing district support with policies
Marin TUPE uses prevention education and intervention developed from Stanford University's REACH Lab. The Halpern-Felsher REACH lab studies developmental, cognitive, psychosocial, and cultural/social factors involved in adolescents' and young adults' health-related decision-making, perceptions of risk and vulnerability, health communication, and risk behavior.
All curriculum options that TUPE utilizes are evidence-informed and evidence-based in addition to being available for free online.
Peer Educators
Teams of students from middle schools, high schools, and non-traditional (continuation) schools are trained as TUPE Peer Educators. Students deliver anti-tobacco messages at their school through classroom presentations and school-wide events. These comprehensive presentations include information on tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs. As peer educators, students build a wide variety of important and relevant skills, including effective communication, collaborative planning, public speaking, and decision making.
Learn more about this new Remote Learning Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Curriculum/Lesson developed by the Stanford Cannabis and Awareness Toolkit. SRCS utilizes these toolkits as educational opportunities for students that are found using substances on campus.