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SHAC recommends CATCH curriculum to meet Tucker law opioid-education requirement

5906910 · October 7, 2025
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The School Health Advisory Council recommended adopting a CATCH-developed curriculum to meet state "Tucker law" requirements about opioid dangers and synthetic opioids like fentanyl; a grant will cover middle-school material through 2029 and high school/alternative campuses would pay a modest annual fee.

The School Health Advisory Council recommended that Del Valle ISD adopt a CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) curriculum to meet the stateb9s 2023 "Tucker law" requirement that districts provide opioid-awareness instruction, including the dangers of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.

Nikki Biddings and staff said the CATCH…

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