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Deer Creek board approves resolution to pursue opioid-abatement grant to fund counselor and prevention programs
Summary
The Deer Creek Public Schools Board voted June 9 to allow the district to apply for Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board grant funds to hire a licensed professional counselor and support prevention efforts if awarded.
The Deer Creek Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously June 9 to approve a resolution authorizing the district to apply for funds from the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board. The district presenter said the board has "over $29,000,000 set aside to help combat this epidemic in our state," and the district plans to request funding to hire an additional licensed professional counselor and expand prevention and recovery education.
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