1.
The Problem
2.
What We Have Tried
a)
Overstating danger v. ignoring problem
b)
Strong
enforcement (light on education)
c)
Education
(light on enforcement)
3.
Past & Current Programs: Do
They Work?
a)
DARE
since 1983
b)
Public
service messages
c)
Scared
Straight, NASSRO Training, GREAT
d)
School
tip lines
4.
High School Drug Programs
a)
Programs
target younger students
b)
Health
classes often block drug abuse information
c)
What else
is out there?
5.
How Successful Have We Been?
6.
Understanding the Draw
a)
Popular
culture
b)
Drugs as
accessory to success
c)
Acceptance by youth – not adults
d)
Escapism,
rebellion, fitting in, peer pressure
7.
Education Based Enforcement: 5 Principals
I.
Marry Education to Enforcement
a)
Face time
with students in classrooms
b)
Explain
goals
c)
Explain
likely risks, worst case scenarios; use
local examples
d)
Q&A
central part of presentation
II.
Drugs Have Always Been Present in
Society
III.
Present Choices & Consequences
a)
Drug use
– effects on user
b)
Drug
abuse – where it leads
c)
Laws on
possession and dealing
d)
“Hot
issues”
e)
What
happens if you get caught?
IV.
Enforce Rules Strictly & Fairly
a)
No longer
the “bad kids” using drugs
b)
No
special treatment
V.
Be Proactive in Enforcement
a)
Students
must respect ability to enforce policy
b)
Teachers/staff should share information
c)
Educate
staff to achieve staff “buy in”
d)
Develop
sources of information
8.
Drug Convictions: Effect on
College Dollars
a)
1998
amendment to Higher Education Act denies
loans/grants/work
study to students with drug
convictions
b)
Specific
penalties
9.
Case Studies
a)
Details
of 3 case studies
b)
Responses
and results
10.
Drug Sweeps
a)
K-9s as
search tool/visible deterrent
b)
Arresting
multiple dealers in one day
c)
Locker/bag checks
d)
Written
policy on searching vehicles on property
e)
Drug free
environment applies equally to staff
11.
Handling Media Attention
a)
Hide
nothing
b)
Embarrassment is a deterrent
c)
Bringing
attention may be painful at first, but in
the end shows you care
d)
Have a
plan, expect the media, be ready with a
statement
e)
Talk to
your students about the media response
f)
Make sure
“good stories” also make it to the press
12.
Results
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