No. 4116.4

PERSONNEL

Series 4000

prohibition on recommendations for psychotropic drugs

policy

The Board of Education believes that the use of psychotropic drugs by students is a personal decision to be made by parents of students.  Therefore it is the policy of the Region 15 Board of Education to prohibit school personnel from recommending the use of psychotropic drugs for any child.  For the purposes of this policy, the term “recommend” shall mean to directly or indirectly suggest that a child should use psychotropic drugs.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, school medical staff may recommend that a child be evaluated by an appropriate medical practitioner.

Nothing in this policy shall be construed to prohibit a Planning and Placement Team from discussing with parents and/or guardians of a child the appropriateness of consultation with, or evaluation by, medical practitioners; or to prohibit school personnel from consulting with appropriate medical practitioners with the consent of the parents and/or guardians of a child.

         Adopted: 22 October   2001