Substance Abuse Prevention and Education

For more information concerning substance abuse prevention, education, treatment, and /or parent resources, please contact:

Assistant Superintendent, David Jensen 775-623-8103

Youth Risk Prevention Coordinator, Heather Morgan 775-623-8130

School Site Administrators See specific school links for phone numbers

Safe and Drug Free Schools Advisory Committee

Committee is responsible for multiple school safety issues including overseeing substance abuse prevention activities in respective districts.

Human Growth and Development Program

In accordance with State Statute (NRS 389.065), Humboldt County School District must offer "instruction on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), human reproductive systems, related communicable diseases, and sexual responsibility."

Human Growth and Development Advisory Committee

State Statute requires Humboldt County School District maintain an advisory committee for the Human Growth and Development Program. Per NRS 389.065,"This committee shall advise the district concerning the content of and materials to be used in a course of instruction established pursuant to this section, and the recommended ages of the pupils to whom the course is offered." Any person wishing to serve on the Humboldt County School District Human Growth and Development Advisory Committee should contact the district's Special Services Department or Youth Risk Prevention Coordinator listed below.

Meeting Information
The committee meets each September, January, March, and May. All meetingsare held at:
T the Humboldt County School District Board Room
310 E. 4th Street
Winnemucca, NV 89445

Committee Members

Heather Morgan
Dave Jensen
Marian Tyree

Janae Nielson
Megan Parry
Mike Snow
Jeannie Steinman

Parent Preview

State Statute also requires Humboldt County School District conduct a preview night for parents to review materials related to the Human Growth and Development/HIV/AIDS Program. Parent preview night is scheduled in October of each year. Parents of students in grades 4-12 receive invitation letters via the mail.

Permission Process

Prior to a student's participation in the Human Growth and Development Program, the district is required to obtain a parent's or guardian's written approval. Students without written parental consent will be excused from attendance with no penalty.

Parents sign a permission card for their student in fourth grade that is valid for only that school year. Parents then sign a permission card for their student in fifth grade and it is valid for grades five through eight. When the student enters grade nine, parents sign a second permission card that is valid for grades nine through twelve. Parents may contact the district at any time to change their student's permission status.

For more information concerning Humboldt County School District's Human Growth and Development program, please contact:

Interim Assistant Superintendent, David Jensen 775-623-8103

Youth Risk Prevention Coordinator, Heather Morgan 775-623-8130