Date Revised: October 5, 2009 / POLICY 10.207
STUDENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY (ALCOHOL / DRUGS)
Pitt County students have a right to, and the Pitt County Board of Education has a responsibility to maintain, a safe learning environment. Toward that end, students of the Pitt County School System shall not possess, use, sell, distribute, or be under the influence of, or attempt to sell or distribute, or possess with intent to sell or distribute, the following while on school premises, while participating in a school activity off school premises, or while in any vehicle which provides transportation for school activities:
1. Alcoholic Beverages, as defined and set forth in Chapter 18B of the General Statutes of North Carolina, which chapter is incorporated herein by reference. Alcoholic beverages mean any beverages containing one-half of one percent (0.5%) or more alcohol by volume. These include spirituous, vinous, malt or fermented beverages, including but not limited to, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, mixed beverages, beer, ale, wine, and any other such liquids and compounds by whatever name called which are fit for use for beverage purposes.
2. Controlled Substances, as defined by the North Carolina Drug Commission and Chapter 90, Article 5, of the General Statutes of North Carolina, which chapter is incorporated herein by reference. Controlled substances include, but are not limited to, any drug, substance, material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of hallucinogenic substances or substances having a depressant or stimulant effect on the central nervous system.
3. Counterfeit Controlled Substances, as defined by the North Carolina Drug Commission and Chapter 90, Article 5, of the General Statutes of North Carolina, which chapter is incorporated herein by reference. Counterfeit controlled substances include, but are not limited to, any substances which by any means are intentionally represented as controlled substances.
The Pitt County Board of Education has a responsibility to provide an educational program which fosters healthy living habits. To accomplish this goal, the Pitt County Board of Education supports the Framework for Healthful Living Education Program (K-12), which includes drug and alcohol abuse prevention education as an integral part of the curriculum. In addition, an available prevention, and intervention program, including a referral system, shall be components of the substance abuse program. Among such programs to be utilized are Project F.I.N.D., D.A.R.E., and other validated approaches which foster healthy living.
Last Revisions/Adoption: June 21, 2004
Legal References: G.S. 18B-301; ch. 90, art. 5; 115C-47, -288, -307, -390, -391
Cross References: None