The introduction of new forms of medication and treatment have prompted challenging discussions about school policy at many school districts across the state.
Wright City R-II visited this topic …
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The introduction of new forms of medication and treatment have prompted challenging discussions about school policy at many school districts across the state.
Wright City R-II visited this topic during its monthly school board meeting Oct. 22, particularly addressing the use of CBD (Cannabidiol) for medicinal purposes. The topic was placed on the agenda in response to a policy forwarded by the Missouri School Board Association.
Superintendent Dr. David Buck said the administration turned to its school nurses for feedback.
“While we’re not opposed to CBD oil, because of the unknowns with what is possessed in it, we’re going to stay out of it,” said Buck.
The board decided to vote against allowing CBD to be used or administered on school property. The decision was due in large part to the lack of regulations and data available about the contents of various brands of CBD.
“If you have a pill, we can look it up on pill finder to see what it is,” said Buck. “It’s not that we’re against CBD. We just can’t verify if it’s the real thing. Some (products) have illegal drugs, and you can’t tell. It’s not governed by the FDA.”
Regulations and restrictions vary at different levels of government, leaving school districts in a challenging situation. It is similar to the discussion about the use of medicinal marijuana, which neighboring Warren County R-III addressed earlier in the month.
“It’s very confusing for everybody, because the state law is relaxing but the federal law isn’t,” said Buck. “We have to consider that we have funds coming from the federal level, so that puts us in an interesting spot.”
The policy preventing students from possessing or administering CBD is the same as the school district’s policy on medicinal marijuana.
Currently, the district does not do drug testing, so the focus is strictly on how the district handles the possession or use of drugs, medicinal or not, on campus property.
“We’ve not really discussed drug testing,” said Buck. “It’s a big expense and there’s not much positive feedback shown on it.”
