CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - School leaders in a Tennessee county are ramping up drug prevention education at the county’s schools this fall in response to new trends in teen drug use and multiple incidents that happened at high schools.
Hamilton County Schools spokesmen Tim Hensley tells the Chattanooga Times Free Press that the lessons would be presented as in-class workshops and promote healthy choices as well as address the risks of drugs tobacco and e-cigarettes. The district hopes every high school student will attend such a workshop before Christmas break.
Hensley confirmed the urgency for the education is due in part to an incident at Brainerd High that resulted in five students being transported to hospitals after taking a substance during the school day. He also cited another incident at Central High in which several students ate drug-laced gelatin candies.
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