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Cannabis and Schools

 

Principals' Responses

 

Sally Abel MA and Sally Casswell PhD

August 1997

 

Table of Contents

1. Summary

2. Recommendations

3. Introduction

4. Research methods

5. Research findings

5.1. Schools' Policies For Cannabis:

5.2. Schools' Policies For Alcohol

5.3. Drug Education Programmes:

5.4. Schools' Responses When Cannabis Use Is Suspected:

5.5. The Distinction Between Guidance And Discipline:

5.6. Schools' Management Of A Cannabis Incident:

5.7. General Issues Raised By Principals:

6. Discussion

 

Appendix

References

Acknowledgements

This research was enabled by core funding to the Alcohol and Public Health Research Unit from the Health Research Council and the Alcohol Advisory Council. The authors would like to thank Dr Julie Park, Department of Anthropology, University of Auckland, and Helen Shaw, Consultant, Wellington for their comments on an earlier draft of this report.

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