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Mayors, recovery‑school advocates ask for full $12.7 million to expand recovery high schools statewide
Summary
Advocates, superintendents and community members urged full funding for Oregon Recovery High Schools in the SB 5515 hearing, saying recovery schools improve attendance, graduation and long‑term outcomes for adolescents with substance‑use disorders.
Local officials, recovery‑school advocates and educators urged lawmakers to fully fund the Oregon recovery high schools allocation in SB 5515, telling the committee that the evidence shows large benefits for students in treatment and recovery.
Anne Hyatt, chair of the Oregon Recovery High School Initiative and a Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation board member, said the Oregon Department of Education requested $12,700,000 to support three existing recovery schools and add additional schools in rural and underserved areas. “Adolescents with substance use disorder who attend a…
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