Councilor Ji Liancheng of the Executive Yuan attended the North District symposium today to listen to the difficulties faced by schools on the frontline of anti-drug work, collect opinions as soon as possible, hold meetings to build consensus, and assist schools in implementing drug prevention work.
Etomidate and other emerging drugs, commonly known as "zombie cartridges," are constantly being renovated. How to prevent drugs and e-cigarettes from penetrating into campus has become an important issue for campus security. Executive Yuan Councilor Ji Liancheng said today (22nd) that he will listen to the difficulties faced by schools on the front line of anti-drug work through three symposiums in the north, central and south, collect opinions as soon as possible, hold meetings to build consensus, and assist schools in implementing drug prevention work.
The Ministry of Education's National Education Bureau pointed out that in response to changes in emerging drug patterns, the Executive Yuan has instructed the National Education Bureau to invite representatives from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of the Interior and the National Police Service, local governments and schools below high school to review the current campus drug prevention measures and strengthen the cooperation mechanism between the central, local and schools.
After listening to the reports from the State Education Bureau, New Taipei City Education Bureau and Taipei Municipal Muzha Senior Engineer today, Ji Liancheng said that he affirmed that all units have invested in anti-drug work on campus, and will integrate the opinions of three zonal discussions to discuss anti-drug methods that can be implemented by front-line schools.
Chen Xiaoying, director of the New Taipei City Education Bureau, pointed out that the observations and needs of frontline education personnel should be included in subsequent policy discussions. Lai Ziming, chief instructor of Mucha High School, said that when schools deal with drug abuse problems, they need to clarify practical implementation doubts and strengthen cooperation between schools, relevant units and families.
The Ministry of Education stated that it will continue to improve the care and screening mechanism for high-risk students on campus, improve the drug screening knowledge and testing capabilities of school personnel, and provide follow-up care, counseling and referral services to drug-related students in accordance with the current urine screening and counseling regulations for specific personnel, so as to prevent anti-drug work from merely stopping at the detection and processing stage.
In addition, the Ministry of Education has launched the three-year "Campus Safety Resilience 2000 Plan" since October this year to enrich junior high school campus security manpower, strengthen the professional knowledge of school security personnel, and combine publicity with civil society and multiple media to enhance the ability of teachers, students and parents to identify emerging drugs.
The State Education Department emphasized that drugs not only endanger students' physical and mental health, but also affect the campus learning environment. Based on feedback from front-line schools, they will continue to adjust prevention actions, integrate cross-department resources, and establish a more complete campus anti-drug and counseling mechanism.
