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Drug, Alcohol Classes Proposed
2005-07-07
Sen. Joe Carraro has introduced a bill that would require schools statewide to teach the effects of alcohol, drug and tobacco use.
Senate Bill 410 would require schools to offer the three-hour classes, twice a year, in grades four through 12.
"I think it should be part of the curriculum," Carraro said. "I talked with officials (at the Public Education Department) who said it would not cost more money to provide six hours of classroom education."
Carraro, R-Albuquerque, said advocacy groups would help provide the education. People who have been victims of DWI crashes and those whose loved ones have been killed by drunken drivers have volunteered to teach the courses, he said.
excerpts from The Albuquerque Journal, Article by Journal Staff Reports
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