New Jersey § 18a:40a-12

§ 18a:40a-12.

a. Whenever it shall appear to any teaching staff member, school nurse or other educational

personnel of any public school in this State that a pupil may be under the influence

of substances as defined pursuant to section 2 of this act, other than anabolic steroids,

that teaching staff member, school nurse, or other educational personnel shall report

the matter as soon as possible to the school nurse or medical inspector, as the case

may be, or to a student assistance coordinator, and to the principal or, in the principal's absence, to a designee. The principal or designee shall immediately notify the parent or guardian and the superintendent of schools,

if there be one, or the administrative principal and shall arrange for an immediate

examination of the pupil by a doctor selected by the parent or guardian, or if that

doctor is not immediately available, by the medical inspector, if available. If a doctor or medical inspector is not immediately available, the pupil shall be

taken to the emergency department of the nearest hospital for examination accompanied by a member of the school staff

designated by the principal and a parent or guardian of the pupil if available. The pupil shall be examined as soon as possible for the purpose of diagnosing whether

or not the pupil is under such influence. A written report of that examination shall be furnished within 24 hours by the examining

physician to the parent or guardian of the pupil and to the superintendent of schools

or administrative principal. If it is determined that the pupil was under the influence of a substance, the pupil

shall be returned to the pupil's home as soon as possible and shall not resume attendance

at school until the pupil submits to the principal a written report certifying that

the pupil is physically and mentally able to return thereto, which report shall be

prepared by a personal physician, the medical inspector, or the physician who examined

the pupil pursuant to the provisions of this act. In addition, the pupil shall be interviewed by a student assistance coordinator or

another appropriately trained teaching staff member for the purpose of determining

the extent of the pupil's involvement with these substances and possible need for

treatment. In order to make this determination the coordinator or other teaching staff member

may conduct a reasonable investigation which may include interviews with the pupil's

teachers and parents. The coordinator or other teaching staff member may also consult with experts in

the field of substance use disorder as may be necessary and appropriate. If it is determined that the pupil's involvement with and use of these substances

represents a danger to the pupil's health and well-being, the coordinator or other

teaching staff member shall refer the pupil to an appropriate treatment program which

has been approved by the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services . b. Whenever any teaching staff member, school nurse, or other educational personnel

of any public school in this State shall have reason to believe that a pupil has used

or may be using anabolic steroids, that teaching staff member, school nurse, or other

educational personnel shall report the matter as soon as possible to the school nurse

or medical inspector, as the case may be, or to a student assistance coordinator,

and to the principal or, in the principal's absence, to a designee. The principal or a designee, shall immediately notify the parent or guardian and the superintendent

of schools, if there be one, or the administrative principal and shall arrange for

an examination of the pupil by a doctor selected by the parent or guardian or by the

medical inspector. The pupil shall be examined as soon as possible for the purpose of diagnosing whether

or not the pupil has been using anabolic steroids. A written report of that examination shall be furnished by the examining physician

to the parent or guardian of the pupil and to the superintendent of schools or administrative

principal. If it is determined that the pupil has been using anabolic steroids, the pupil shall

be interviewed by a student assistance coordinator or another appropriately trained

teaching staff member for the purpose of determining the extent of the pupil's involvement

with these substances and possible need for treatment. In order to make this determination the coordinator or other teaching staff member

may conduct a reasonable investigation which may include interviews with the pupil's

teachers and parents. The coordinator or other teaching staff member may also consult with experts in

the field of substance use disorder as may be necessary and appropriate. If it is determined that the pupil's involvement with and use of these substances

represents a danger to the pupil's health and well-being, the coordinator or other

teaching staff member shall refer the pupil to an appropriate treatment program which

has been approved by the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services .