New Jersey § 18a:40a-10
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 18a:40a-10, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18a:40a-10.
Each local board of education shall, pursuant to guidelines developed by the Commissioner
of Education, in consultation with the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services , establish a comprehensive substance use intervention, prevention and treatment referral program in the public elementary
and secondary schools of the district. The purpose of the program shall be to identify pupils who use substances , assess the extent of these pupils' involvement with these substances and, where
appropriate, refer pupils and their families to organizations and agencies approved
by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services to offer competent professional treatment. Treatment shall not be at the expense of the local board of education. Each school district shall develop a clear written policy statement which outlines
the district's program to combat substance use and which provides for the identification, evaluation, referral for treatment and
discipline of pupils who use substances . Copies of the policy statement shall be distributed to pupils and their parents
at the beginning of each school year.
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