Tips for Teachers

Teaching in a Safe & Drug Free Classroom

Consider beginning the school year by asking your students to write a paragraph about themselves and their goals for the future. Learning student goals will help you to know them better.
Walk your classroom and observe doodles, drawings and writings on their notebooks. Concerns should always be communicated with the school counselor, principal and/or SAP team.
Between class periods, consider standing outside of the classroom in the hallways. Observe student behavior and conversations.
Always report to the principal overheard conversations that implicate parties, harassment or bullying.
Post and reinforce anti-drug and anti-bullying messages in your classroom.
Using your hand out on potential signs and symptoms of drug use, be sure to include any observed behaviors on all student assistance referral forms.
When you have a student returning to school after undergoing oral surgery, inform the student’s counselor. It would be a good time for the counselor to contact the parents to recommend that the pain medications prescribed are supervised.