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Parents and lawmakers press schools to teach Good Samaritan protections and substance‑use prevention
Summary
Tamika Perry and sponsors urged the committee to require school substance‑use prevention policies to include education on immunity under Good Samaritan laws, arguing the change could reduce overdose abandonment and save lives.
A panel of parents, lawmakers and advocates urged the committee to advance S.1416, legislation that would require public schools’ substance‑use prevention policies to teach both the dangers of addictive substances and the immunity available under Good Samaritan laws.
Senator Patrick O’Connor, who took the bill out of order, described the measure as a recurring priority that has been…
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