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Nevada Youth Legislature selects BDR 3 to create state-guided school policy for suspected student drug and tobacco use
Summary
The Nevada Youth Legislature voted to advance BDR 3, a youth-sponsored measure directing the State Board of Education to adopt a model policy for schools to follow when staff suspect a pupil is using drugs, tobacco or similar substances. The body also approved three enhancements including counselor/trusted-adult inclusion, evidence-based screening, and annual stat tracking.
The Nevada Youth Legislature voted to adopt BDR 3 as its bill to present to the 2025 Legislature, selecting a youth-drafted policy that would require the State Board of Education to develop a model procedure for schools when staff observe behavior consistent with drug or tobacco use.
Youth Legislator Eutelsha McCarthy, sponsor of BDR 3, said the draft was amended from a mandatory-reporting scheme to a mandated school policy so teachers would have a standard process without being exposed to criminal or civil liability. “Changing it to a mandated policy at all schools means that the same procedures…are in place, but teachers are not, by law, required to use it,” McCarthy said in her presentation.
McCarthy described a recent classroom incident and cited national and state statistics to underscore the issue,…
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