When is a referral made to SAP?

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Referrals are made to SAP when someone is concerned about a student's behavior and the impact it may be having on their learning.

 

Behaviors that are appropriate for referral to the SAP Team include, but are not limited to...

  • Academic decline

  • Disciplinary problems

  • Decreased attention span

  • Observable expressions of anger, sadness

  • Frequent visits to the School Nurse and/or Guidance Office

  • Observable behavior such as excessive talking in class, laughing inappropriately, poor anger management, disrespect to staff members

  • Observable behaviors such as overheard conversations about alcohol or other drugs (firsthand), or parties where drugs and/or alcohol were present

  • A student expressing concern or fear about a fellow student's use of mood altering substances

  • Smell similar to marijuana or alcohol on a student or their belongings

  • Odors on student's clothes or belongings that are similar to those associated with the use of alcohol, other drugs, or inhalant abuse

  • Observable behaviors such as overheard (firsthand) conversations about feeling very sad or depressed

  • Observing a significant weight loss or gain

  • Observing frequent trips to the restroom

  • Observing a distinct behavior change or a change in friends

  • Observing drug-related, satanic-related, gang-related, or death-related language or drawings

  • Observing glassy-eyes, red eyes, agitation, loss of interest in academic and extracurricular activities, frequent cold-like symptoms, rash around the nose/mouth, and/or chemical smell.
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