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Help for Educators

Children are the patchwork of our community and Methamphetamine is the seam ripper that unravels this tightly woven fabric. This section is dedicated to all teachers, administrators, coaches, parents and concerned citizens, who work with and mentor our youth and while doing so must constantly ask themselves two crucial questions:

Number one, is my student using? Your student may be using methamphetamine and how would you know?

• Is there a change in behavior?
• Loss of appetite?
• Hanging with other youths that use drugs.
• Secretive behavior.
• Sores or unusual acne.
• Have they not slept or sleep a lot?

Click here to find out key signs to assist you in detecting whether your student is experimenting with methamphetamine and how to handle the situation.

Number two, is my student producing? Discover how students obtain and distribute methamphetamine. Click here to learn how students traffic drugs and how to intercept and prevent this problem in your classroom. Gone are the days of passing notes. Instead, students text message which has enhanced their ability to communicate peer to peer without adults understanding or knowing the communication. I mean, GMAB (Give Me a Break). Youth today are YY4U (Too Wise For You).

Did you answer YES to the questions above? If so, GET HELP NOW. Click here for tips, tools, protocols, guidance, and resources for educators who discover their student is using or producing methamphetamine. You can make a difference.

What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches. – Karl Menninger. Are you a teacher? Click on the link to “Teacher Talk” which enables teachers to post, exchange and share personal experiences of ways to deal with meth in the classroom.

You are not in this alone. Resources are Available. “Tools for Schools” and “Tips for Teachers” serve as useful tools for mentors working with youth to discover the dangers associated with the manufacture, distribution and uses of methamphetamine. Click here to find helpful resources, lesson plans, best practices and assistance for teachers to better detect the presence of meth in the classroom, at practice, in a locker or on the playground.