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Students, counselors and interns urge expansion of ADAPT pilot; board discusses funding paths
Summary
Speakers described a student-driven substance-use prevention and intervention pilot at Orange High School and urged the board to sustain and expand it; board members and staff identified possible funding sources including at-risk state funds, federal grants and central-office reallocations.
Students, a counselor and community members told the Orange County Board of Education on April 7 about a student-driven substance-use prevention and intervention pilot at Orange High School and urged the board to support its continuation and expansion.
Melanie Lasky, a parent, Orange High School employee and North Carolina certified alcohol and drug counselor, described leading the ADAPT club and collaborating with Orange Partnership on a substance-use intervention pilot that launched in November. “This program was student driven.…
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