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Rusk County officials brief Flambeau board on opioid settlement, prevention and SRO role
Summary
Rusk County Health and Human Services and the Rusk County Sheriff’s Department updated the Flambeau School Board on the Opioid Task Force Settlement, prevention initiatives, the School Resource Officer role, and the Botvin LifeSkills program; presenters highlighted collaboration with Bruce and Flambeau districts.
Rusk County Health and Human Services and the Rusk County Sheriff’s Department presented to the Flambeau School District Board on Oct. 2, focusing on opioid-response funding and prevention programs. Jeremy Jacobs of RCHH and Phil Grassman from the sheriff’s department summarized the Opioid Task Force Settlement and described local prevention efforts and partnerships with area schools.
The presenters discussed early prevention initiatives and the district’s School Resource Officer program, and mentioned the Botvin LifeSkills curriculum as a classroom prevention tool. The board heard that Rusk County is coordinating with both the Bruce and Flambeau districts on those efforts, including how settlement funds and local programming might support prevention and SRO activities going forward. No formal funding decisions were recorded in the minutes.
