Like police in Juneau and Haines, Haines School counselor Lindsey Moore said she doesn’t think the drug “Ecstasy” is widely used in Haines, but Moore said a new teleconference may help officials track such trends, including throughout the region.
Moore said school counselors throughout Southeast recently established a monthly teleconference that will help schools share resources as well as information about what’s going on with students in the region.
Because students travel regularly among Panhandle communities, what’s going on in one town may eventually end up in another, Moore said.
Besides helping track issues such as drug use, the teleconference will give counselors information about career opportunities, programs and speakers coming into the region. Lower 48 programs that couldn’t afford to make a presentation in one Southeast town might be able to afford the trip if they can travel to other communities in the region, she said.
“Bigger districts have a lot of resources to pass on. It’s a real asset to be able to find out what’s going on with them,” Moore said.
The teleconferences also will provide an opportunity for counselors to pass on information about students traveling between communities, including considerations for students with special needs, Moore said.