Shasta Union District Will Offer Intervention Plan For Offenders For the first time in a decade, the Shasta Union High School District has changed its policy about how to punish students who are caught with drugs or alcohol on campus. Beginning Monday, students caught on campus with an illegal substance or drug paraphernalia will be transferred to a continuation school in the district, unless they agree to complete a new five-week drug intervention program, Superintendent Mike Stuart said. The district's board of trustees voted 4-0 this week in favor of the policy change. Trustee Diana Anderson did not attend the meeting. [continues 396 words]
Shasta Union High School District officials are re-evaluating a policy that pays students who inform on their peers, Superintendent Mike Stuart said. The 5-year-old Secret Witness program is in place at Shasta, Foothill and Enterprise high schools. It offers students $20 to report others who allegedly bring drugs or weapons to school or threaten to harm others. Students receive the money only if the tip proves to be legitimate. The policy came under fire in December after a 15-year-old Shasta High School student was falsely accused of bringing marijuana to school. The student was eventually exonerated and the students who made the accusations were punished, officials have said. [continues 354 words]
