The School Response to Drugs and Drug-related Incidents Knowledge Lab highlighted state policy and legislative activities related to the Model School Response to Drugs and Drug-related Incidents Act.
School Response to Drugs and Drug-related Incidents
Background Discussion
Learn more from experts about establishing responses for public schools to best support students who have drug or drug-related incidents at school or school-related functions. We encourage you to view this prior to the live session scheduled for October 11, 2023, at 2:00 pm ET.
Live Discussion
The live discussion occurred on October 12th at 2:00 pm ET. Click here to listen in!
Supporting Materials
The Model School Response to Drugs and Drug-related Incidents Act guides states in establishing a consistent and positive response for public schools to best support students who have drug or drug-related incidents on school premises or at school-related functions. Click here, to read the full text of the Model School Response to Drugs and Drug-related Incidents Act.
Click here for more information about School Response to Drugs and Drug-related Incidents, including a map of jurisdictions that disrupt the “school-to-prison” pipeline via laws or regulations that do not require a drug-related incident to be reported to police, and a map of jurisdictions that encourage naloxone access by having statewide laws requiring all public high schools to keep naloxone on site for responding to overdoses at school or at school-sponsored events.
Featured Experts
Monica Furey, PhD, MSW
Monica Furey (Peloso), Clinical Assistant Professor, Social Work, College of Public Service, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Sarah R. Guidry, JD
Executive Director, Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy Inc.
Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Ellen Marrus, JD, LLM
Professor of Law, Emerita
Director, Center for Children, Law & Policy
University of Houston Law Center
Director, Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation
Children at Risk
Sarah R. Guidry
Sarah R. Guidry, Executive Director, is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. Ms. Guidry has worked in the public interest arena most of her career. She has served as an adjunct professor in Trial Simulation and Appellate Litigation. She was previously the East Texas Regional Managing Attorney for Disability Rights Texas where she represented disabled persons in various discrimination matters. In her position there she also provided representation to persons denied health care in the Harris County Jail, TYC facilities, and other facilities housing persons with mental disabilities. Ms. Guidry previously held positions with the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). At DFPS, Ms. Guidry was the supervising attorney of the statewide Special Litigation Unit which handled the most complex cases in the agency, both in jury trials and on appeal. She was also a Special Projects Attorney and in that role created statewide standardized training and best practice materials for social workers, prosecutors and judges, as well as providing legislative analysis to bills that would potentially impact agency litigation. Ms. Guidry began her work in the public interest arena as a legal aid staff attorney and subsequently Supervising Attorney at Coastal Bend Legal Services. She has authored numerous CLE articles as well as authored several chapters for SBOT Family Law Expert Witness Manual.
Monica Furey (Peloso)
My name is Monica Furey. I am a clinical social worker, 10-year school board member, and past president of the Colorado Association of School Boards. I received my Ph.D in Educational Leadership from UCCS, Master's in Social Work from the UT--Austin, a Master's in English from Georgetown University, and a BS in German from Georgetown University. Prior to joining academia, I worked in Washington, DC's Department of Human Services with abused children. I was a social work fellow in the Yale Child Study Center and went on to a faculty position in the Yale Child Study Center's HIV-Affected Children and Families Program, offering community-based therapy as well as traditional case management services to children and families, and was a therapist in a long-term children's group. I also had a small private practice. After moving to Colorado Springs in 2004, I became active in schools. I was elected to the Cheyenne Mountain School District Board of Education in 2013 and elected president in 2017. I was elected to the Colorado Association of School Boards Board of Directors in 2015, and elected president in 2018. I have served on multiple committees, councils, and boards at the local, state, and national levels. It has been an honor to integrate my passion for leadership, community organization, K12 education and social work. It is a privilege to serve students, staff, faculty, and our community.