New Jersey § 18a:40a-17
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 18a:40a-17, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18a:40a-17.
a. Under the guidelines established by the Commissioner of Education, each local board
of education shall establish an outreach program to provide substance use education for the parents or legal guardians of the pupils of the district. In establishing the program, the local board of education shall consult with such
local organizations and agencies as are recommended by the commissioner. The board of education shall ensure that the program is offered at times and places convenient to the parents of the
district on school premises, or in other suitable facilities. b. In addition to the substance use education program required pursuant to this section, each local board of education
shall establish policies and procedures to provide assistance to parents or legal
guardians who believe that their child may be involved in substance use . These policies and procedures shall be consistent with the policies and procedures
for intervention by school personnel developed pursuant to this act. c. The board of education in each school district in the State in which a nonpublic
school is located shall have the power and duty to loan to the parents or legal guardians
of all pupils attending nonpublic schools located within the district all educational
materials developed by the Commissioner of Education for the instruction of the parents
or legal guardians of public school pupils on the nature and effects of substances
and substance use . The Commissioner of Education shall make these materials available so that the local
board of education shall not be required to expend funds for the loan of these materials.
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