DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS COALITION TAPPED FOR GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE ON STEROIDS

July 20, 2003

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: David G. Evans, Esq., Drug Free Schools Coalition
Phone:  908-788-7077

 

MEDIA ALERT (single page)

 

 

Flemington, NJ--On July 19, 2005, Lisa Brady, the President of the Drug Free Schools Coalition based in Flemington and David G. Evans, Esq., the Executive Director of the Coalition, were appointed by Governor Codey to the Governor’s Task Force on Steroids.

 

Lisa Brady is Superintendent of the South Hunterdon Regional High School in Lambertville, NJ. As the former Principal of Hunterdon Central Regional High School she developed the “New Jersey Model” for addressing student substance abuse by drug testing.

 

David Evans, Esq., is nationally known for his expertise in the area of drug testing law and the development of legally sound anti-drug programs. He chaired the Drug Testing Task Force at Hunterdon Central Regional High School that developed the student drug testing program.

 

The Task Force shall be responsible for: (1) holding public hearings and a summit to gather information on the physical and psychological effects of steroid use on teenagers; (2) determining the extent of the problem among high school student-athletes in New Jersey; (3) ascertaining the feasibility and prudence of steroid testing; (4) developing a Statewide steroid education program to be taught in our schools; (5) determining the most appropriate academic setting, such as physical education or health class, in which to implement said educational program; (6) examining the effects and prevalence of other performance enhancers, such as nutritional supplements, and determining whether to include information on them in the  proposed educational program; (7) crafting a comprehensive policy on steroid use and prevention, to be introduced throughout New Jersey schools.

 

The Drug Free Schools Coalition is an organization of school administrators, teachers, counselors, parents, and students dedicated to helping schools become drug free.