State law encourages districts to implement school-based alcohol and drug referral, intervention or treatment programs for students with substance use disorders.
State law prohibits the sale, possession, or use of alcohol or controlled substances andencourages districts to refer students to treatment or offer “safe harbor” immunity from disciplinary action when students seek help for substance use disorders.
State law encourages districts to operate alternative school programs or to ensure access to educational services to expelled students in an alternative setting.
State law encourages districts to use alternatives to out-of-school suspension or expulsion, such as, in-school suspension, behavioral interventions, or restorative practices.
State law recommends strategies to ensure students eat breakfast in the morning or maintains a program that only applies to certain schools (ex. schools with 70% FRPL students).
