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Health department recommends opioid‑settlement funds buy addiction‑education books for third graders
Summary
The Wabaunsee Resource Council recommended using Opioid Settlement Funds to buy Read Aloud and coloring books about addiction for third graders; the estimated one‑year cost is $814 and School Resource Officers support classroom volunteer readers.
Health Department Administrator Ray Finley relayed a recommendation from the Wabaunsee Resource Council to use Opioid Settlement Funds to purchase Read Aloud books and coloring books about addiction education to distribute to third graders across the county. Finley said School Resource Officers are supportive and would like volunteer readers to accompany them into classrooms.
Finley stated, "The cost of the project is $814.00 for one year's worth of books." Commissioners agreed to the purchase, and Commissioner MacGregor recommended engaging school leadership to determine how the funds could be used to support broader addiction‑education and prevention needs in schools.
