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English Catholic schools have new drug safety protocol
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
School board budget update Trustees for the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) received an update report on progress with the 2017-2018 budget plan. Superintendent of Business Nancy Barkley told trustees, during their May 10 session, that pre- liminary estimates for the budget operations revenue for next term should see an increase of about $9.4 million, due to Ministry of Edu- cation funding support revisions based on the latest negotiated union and non-union labour contracts. A complete report will be presented at a later session. – Gregg Chamberlain The United Counties of Prescott-Russell support alternative energy projects but does not agree with having any forced on unwilling communities. Counties council gave its support to a resolution from the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich, which is lobbying in favour of a Private Member’s Bill from MPP Sam Oosterhoff, of Niagara-West Glanbrook. The proposed bill, if passed , would have the pro- vincial government put a stop to approvals for any wind farm proposals in municipalities which do not want them. – Gregg Chamberlain of a community awareness effort on subs- tance use and abuse. The Prescott-Russell sessions, through support from the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, took place inMay. More information on drug awareness is available through the EOHU and also through the OPP and regional school district websites. No unwanted windmills
Concern about the growing popularity of Fentanyl in the Ontario drug scene has prompted one school district to introdu- ce a new proactive safety protocol for its schools. The Catholic District School Board of Eas- ternOntario (CDSBEO) hosted twin training workshopsMay 30 for district staff on the use of Naxolone, an antidote for opioid overdose cases.The workshops were held at CDSBEO facilities in Kemptville and Cornwall. The workshops were part of a new proac- tive drug safety protocol the CDSBEO has set up in response to what a district news release described as “the growing Fentanyl crisis” in the province. The workshops saw a selection of CDSBEO staff members from each of the district’s schools learn how to administer Naxolone to anyone suffering froman overdose of Fentanyl or some other type of opioid drug. The district has also purchases Naxolone kits for distribution to all CDSBEO schools for use in case of an emergency. “We hope that these kits will never need to be used,” statedWilliam J. Gartland, CDS- BEO education director, “but in the event that they are needed, the Naloxone will help to buy time for someone experiencing an opioid overdose until first responders arrive.” Jennifer Adams, harm reduction coordi- nator for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark
The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario is providing special kits and staff training for the schools in its area for use in dealing with emergencies involving Fentanyl overdose.
District Health Unit, was part of the works- hop training group, providing instructions to CDSBEO participants. She described the use and abuse of opioid drugs like Fentayl as a growing crisis situation for Ontario. “Opioid related deaths are a leading cause of death in Ontario,” Adams stated. “These deaths are outnumberingmotor vehicle col- lision deaths by a long shot in our province,
and there has been a 463 per cent increase in opioid deaths between 2000 and 2013. In 2015, there were 735 opioid deaths in On- tario, and 201 of these were fromFentanyl.” The CDSBEO and other school districts, both English and French, have also partne- red together with regional health units to host a series of public information sessions for students, parents, staff, and others as part
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