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District to train six staff as tobacco cessation specialists; program may be added to health and wellness classes
Summary
Board heard that a memorandum of understanding with Fremont County Prevention will fund training for six staff to become tobacco cessation specialists; district staff expect to incorporate the program into high school health and middle school wellness and to use it as a response for students caught vaping.
District leaders told the board on March 11 that a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Fremont County Prevention will train six district staff as tobacco cessation specialists and that the district is exploring ways to integrate that training into curriculum and student supports.
According to the district presentation, the MOU originally planned for three staff but was expanded to six because of high interest among staff to become certified. The district will pay registration fees for the selected staff; the training will prepare them to provide tobacco-cessation services and programming. Staff said they are looking at adding the content to the high school health course and to a middle‑school wellness unit and that the program could be used as an educational intervention for students who are caught vaping repeatedly.
A board member asked whether vaping remains a problem; district staff replied that vaping is still an issue at both the middle and high school levels. Staff said they will convene to determine the best delivery model for students and to schedule training for the selected employees; no formal board action was required or taken on this informational item.
