Attention: State and District Leaders, School Administrators, Educators, Student Support Personnel, Parents, and Education Stakeholders
The U.S. Department of Education is hosting a webinar series to address hot topics that are on the top of educators’ minds. After sharing federal updates, the series features lessons learned and best practices from faculty, staff, schools, districts, institutions of higher education, and other places of educational instruction. It also shares a variety of useful resources.
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) invites you to join a two-part miniseries titled, The Facts About Fentanyl and Approaches to Prevention.
Part 2: Preventing and Addressing Fentanyl Use
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
3:00 – 4:30 pm ET
During the second webinar of this two-part miniseries, you will learn about a variety of approaches schools and communities are taking to educate students on the risks of fentanyl. You will hear from practitioners in schools and districts as well as community-based organizations working with schools to prevent and address fentanyl use.
Speakers/Panelists
- Cindy Carraway-Wilson, Training Specialist, National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE)
- Cathleen Drew, Senior Prevention Program Manager, Community Outreach & Prevention Support Section, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Jennifer Epstein, Director of Outreach and Education, Song for Charlie, OR
- Kristen Gustafson, Educator Health/PE TOSA, Beaverton School District, OR
- Jeri Skrocki, Chief of Safety and Security, Hays Consolidate Independent School District, TX
- Additional presenters will be added including practitioners from schools and districts.
Event Materials
- Speaker bios (Coming soon on February 8)
- Slides (Coming soon on February 8)
- Recording (Coming soon on February 9)
- Transcript (Coming soon on February 10)
Related Resources
- What Every Parent and Caregiver Needs to Know About Fake Pills, DEA
- One Pill Can Kill, DEA
- Fentanyl Fact Sheet, DEA
- Operation Prevention, DEA
- Practical Theorist 13: Fentanyl: Why Fentanyl/Why Now, CADCA
- Partnerships between Schools and HRSA-Supported Health Centers: 10 Need-to-Know Tips
REMS TA Center
- REMS TA Center
- K-12 School Emergency Management Planning
- Opioid FactSheet
- Opioids, Drug-Related Emergencies, and Substance Abuse Prevention Before, During, and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
Registration
You must register to participate in this presentation.
Please contact NCSSLE if you have any questions. We look forward to sharing this information with you and hearing about the important work you are doing in your schools, communities, and states to meet the needs of students and staff.
More on the Lessons from the Field Webinar Series
To access archived materials from previous webinars and to find out what is coming next, go here.