Director Kuntz Provides Guidance for Opioid Prevention Instructional Requirements (January 14, 2019)

Recently, PAPSA Executive Director Dr. Doug Arnold spoke with Carol M Kuntz, Director of the PA Office for Safe Schools about how schools can address the instructional requirements for Act 55 of 2017. Ms. Kuntz is encouraging LEAs to check out PDE’s Opioid Misuse Prevention Act 55 of 2017 webpage at  https://www.education.pa.gov/Schools/safeschools/laws/Pages/Act55.aspx.

Ms. Kuntz is also encouraging LEAs to check out two curricula that cover Act 55 instructional requirements for grades K through 12.  They are Operation Prevention, https://www.operationprevention.com/  and The HOPE Curriculum, https://starttalking.ohio.gov/Schools/The-HOPE-Curriculum. Both curricula have been vetted by Pennsylvania school administrators and health teachers, and meet the health curriculum standards.  They are free for schools to use.

Ms. Kuntz wants everyone to know that the Office for Safe Schools is there to help schools throughout the Act 55 of 2017 process and can be reached at 717.783.6469 or via email at [email protected].