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Okaloosa schools propose opioid settlement spending on prevention, counselor training
Summary
The district presented a multi-phase plan to use opioid settlement funds for prevention work in schools, including training for counselors, behavior experts for at-risk students and partnerships with community programs addressing fentanyl education.
The Okaloosa County School District presented a plan to use opioid settlement funds for prevention and student supports, district staff said.
Rebecca Held, student services, presented an expenditure plan developed with the county commissioners office. She said the county asked whether the district could use a portion of its opioid allocation for school-based prevention. Held told the board the plan focuses on prevention for…
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