Resources To Share With Students
Statistics show that adolescents who use drugs and alcohol have higher absentee rates, lower test scores and are responsible for more classroom disruptions compared to non-abusers. Students abusing substances cause low peer and faculty morale.
Learn how substance abuse contributes to poor school performance. click here
Learn how substance abuse contributes to poor school performance. click here
Our goal is to educate parents and students about the dangers of substance abuse through positive goal orientated life skills training combined with drug awareness education.
In partnership with parents, school employees play an important yet challenging role in educating students about how drugs affect their body, brain and behavior.
JTEAM (Jefferson Twp. Education Association and Municipal Organizations) can assist you to bring drug awareness and positive alternative programs into your classroom. Please contact a JTEAM member for a list of topics or submit an email request with your idea and we will work with municipal organizations to secure funding, locate speaker, and coordinate presentation.
Our goal is to work together with the community to educate students and their parents about the dangers of adolescent substance abuse.
Read our latest article "Taking PRIDE in combating addition" from the June 2016 NJEA Review. click HERE
Additional Resources:
NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse: Teachers Page
Order Free Publications for your classroom - click HERE.
In partnership with parents, school employees play an important yet challenging role in educating students about how drugs affect their body, brain and behavior.
JTEAM (Jefferson Twp. Education Association and Municipal Organizations) can assist you to bring drug awareness and positive alternative programs into your classroom. Please contact a JTEAM member for a list of topics or submit an email request with your idea and we will work with municipal organizations to secure funding, locate speaker, and coordinate presentation.
Our goal is to work together with the community to educate students and their parents about the dangers of adolescent substance abuse.
Read our latest article "Taking PRIDE in combating addition" from the June 2016 NJEA Review. click HERE
Additional Resources:
NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse: Teachers Page
Order Free Publications for your classroom - click HERE.
