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Senate hears bill requiring developmentally appropriate, evidence‑based drug prevention instruction in K‑12
Summary
Senate Bill 7 would require annual, developmentally appropriate instruction about drugs for K‑12 students in public and private schools and direct the Department of Education and Workforce and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to assemble evidence‑based curricula; sponsor cited overdose statistics and gaps in prevention.
Senator Marcus Johnson, sponsor of Senate Bill 7, told the Senate Education Committee that the state needs to prioritize prevention to address Ohio's drug‑related mortality and rising youth drug use.
"Prevention is the key to getting ahead of this terrible problem," Senator Johnson said in sponsor testimony. He described the bill as requiring annual, developmentally appropriate instruction on the harms of drugs, including marijuana, alcohol, tobacco, e‑cigarettes and other drugs, and said the requirement would apply to students in both public and private schools.
Johnson said the Department of Education and Workforce, in collaboration…
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