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The Big Picture Local Lehighton Area School Law District Enforcement State Law Drug & Community Enforcement Alcohol • Parents Agencies • Clergy / Support Services Federal Law • Council / Supervisors Enforcement • Business Leaders / Hospitals County • Attorney General • Commissioners • Crisis Management • LCCC “Together We Can”

“Together We Can”

Kindergarten – 4 th Grade Character Education / Decision Making Skills  Personal responsibility for ones actions  Good Health Practices  Bullying  Social Influences that interfere with decision making

Health Curriculum (K-4) Kindergarten  Why medicines are used  Safely using and storing medicines  Harmful effects of tobacco and alcohol on the body  How medicine helps us get well

Health Curriculum (K-4) 1 st Grade  Respecting yourself by refusing illegal drugs  Not taking medicine that belongs to others  Harmful effects of tobacco and alcohol  Reasons for needing to take medicine

Health Curriculum (K-4) 2 nd Grade  Safe use of medicines (reading labels)  Harmful effects of caffeine, alcohol and tobacco  Ways of refusing drugs and/or alcohol  Taking medication only with supervision

Health Curriculum (K-4) 3 rd grade  The different forms of tobacco and their effects  The immediate and long-term effects of alcohol  Refusing peer pressure to use tobacco and/or alcohol  Being trustworthy and following family rules

Health Curriculum (K-4) 3 rd Grade (Cont.)  How drugs may be helpful or harmful  Illegal drugs and how they are harmful  Prescription drugs and how they help people  Refusing to be put into dangerous situations

Health Curriculum (K-4)  4 th Grade  Safe use of medicine  The harmful effects of inhalants  The dangers of illegal drugs  Refusal of illegal drugs (peer pressure)

Additional Subjects Covered K-4  Kindergarten  Bullying, Acceptance and Value of Friendship  First Grade  Friends, Bullying  Second Grade  Manners, Bullying  Third Grade  Study Skills, Careers, Bullying, Anxiety  Fourth Grade  Study Skills, Careers, Bullying, Anxiety

Middle School (Grades 5-8) Skills for Adolescents Class Curriculum  Physical, Social and Emotional Changes  Self Confidence  Peer Pressure  Goal Setting (Education)

Middle School (Grades 5-8) Skills for Adolescents Class Curriculum (Cont.)  Goal Setting (Career)  What is a drug  Drug addictions and tolerance  Anti-drug ideas (sports, reading, clubs and activities)

Additional D & A Coverage (5-8)  Student Assistance Program  Grade level meetings to explain the referral process  Provides information pamphlets on Drugs and Alcohol  Provides a certified D & A Counselor when needed  Red Ribbon Week (October)  Daily morning D & A education facts  Anti-drug messages displayed throughout the building  Students Peer Program  HS students talk with students to help them with the social transition into the HS.

High School (Grades 9-12) Education  All students are required to take wellness class  Imbedded D & A lessons throughout school curricula  Use of D & A curriculum through guidance and wellness courses  Safe Schools Ambassador Program

High School (Grades 9-12) Student Assistance Groups  SAP program explained to all grades (referral process)  7 staff members meet weekly to discuss referrals and meet with parents when needed  Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)  Trained “Flight Team” members (provide counseling service to area school districts when needed)

High School (Grades 9-12) Assemblies  Ron Glodoski (negative impact of drugs on ones life)  Jamie Drake/Rob Mulkulski (discussed D & A issues)  District Attorney (legal ramifications)  Jim Tkach (mental health and suicide)

Special Services (K-12) Nurses  Counsel students and parents about sharing prescription medication  Are trained to recognize signs of substance abuse  SAP team members( educational pamphlets in office)  Review medication policy for students on a regular basis

Special Services (K-12) Intervention Specialists (Coping Strategies)  Understanding Drugs and Medication  Alcohol and/or Drug addiction  Proper use of prescription drugs  Effects of specific drugs and mixing drugs

Special Services (K-12) Intervention Specialists (Coping Strategies) Cont.  Lifestyle choices  Leading a Healthy Life  Self-Esteem  Managing Stress

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