The Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools is responsible for drug and violence prevention activities and programs in all Sumner County schools. Programs include:

1. Unity.Com, after school academic enrichment program
2. C.A.R.E. Teams, educational support groups for elementary and middle schools
3. Youth Alive & Free and STARS, high school student assistance program
4. Just Say NO clubs for elementary and middle schools
5. NOAHS (NO Alcohol in High School) Promise in all seven high schools
6. NO Bullying Program, in elementary and middle schools
7. Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation
8. Character Education
9. Family Resource Center
10. Prevention Coordinators working to bring resources to all middle and high schools
11. Crisis Response Planning and teacher training.

These programs focus on reducing risk factors for young people by promoting protective factors. This office reports to the Director of Schools as a part of the administrative staff, and is coordinated by Pat Conner.

Additionally, the Safe and Drug Free Schools Office oversees the districts School Resource Officer Program. The SRO program is a collaborative effort between the Sumner County Sheriffs Department and Sumner County schools. A Sheriffs deputy is assigned to all seven high schools under the supervision of Captain Dwayne Wright.

The Safe & Drug Free Schools department is pleased to announce the availability of a new program for parents of high school students that focuses on alcohol education. AlcoholEdu for High School is a web-based prevention program that engages high school students with research-based alcohol education. AlcoholEdu for High School helps students contend with a culture that too often encourages, rather than discourages, underage drinking.

Parents are encouraged to participate in the program by following this link to take the course: http://highschool.alcoholedu.com/login.asp. The login ID is: 8HH36552PARENTS

Once parents complete the course we strongly suggest that you talk with your child about what you have learned about the dangers of alcohol use by young people.

Presentation Of Safe and Drug Free Schools Program

This program is funded by the United States Department of Education – Grant to Reduce Alcohol Abuse.

The SDFS Department is pleased to announce that alcohol and drug use for Sumner County students in grades 6-12 has decreased since 2006 as compared to the 2008 Student Alcohol and Drug Survey. Comparative data is shown below:

*Source 2008 Tennessee SPF-SIG Student Survey

The decrease can be attributed to increased efforts in both the schools and in the community to prevent the use of alcohol and drugs by youth.