The Board of Trustees recognizes that the use of illegal anabolic steroids presents a serious health and safety hazard. As part of the district's drug prevention and intervention efforts, the Superintendent or designee and staff shall make every effort to ensure that students do not begin or continue the use of anabolic steroids.
(cf.5131.6 - Alcohol and Other Drugs)
(cf.5131.61 - Drug Testing)
Students participating in athletics are prohibited from using anabolic steroids or any other performance-enhancing supplements. Coaches shall inform students about this prohibition and the dangers of using such drugs.
(cf.6145.2 - Athletic Competition)
Before participating in interscholastic athletics, a student athlete and his/her parent/guardian shall sign an agreement that the student athlete shall not use steroids, unless the student has a written prescription from a fully licensed physician, as recognized by the American Medical Association, to treat a medical condition.
A student who is found to have violated the agreement or this policy shall be restricted from participating in athletics and shall be subject to disciplinary procedures including, but not limited to, suspension or expulsion in accordance with law, Board policy, and administrative regulation.
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that students in grades 7-12 receive a lesson on the effects of anabolic steroids as part of their science, health, physical education, or drug education program.
The Superintendent or designee shall provide teachers and coaching staff with training in the symptoms and dangers of the use of performance-enhancing substances and strategies for helping students terminate the use of such substances.
(cf.4131 - Staff Development)
(cf.4231 - Staff Development)
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that district schools do not accept sponsorships or donations from supplement manufacturers that offer muscle-building supplements to students.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
49030-49034 Performance-enhancing supplements
51260-51269 Drug education, especially:
51262 Use of anabolic steroids; legislative finding and declaration
CIVIL CODE
1812.97 Warning statement; posting in athletic facilities
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
110423.2 Dietary supplements
Management Resources:
CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION BYLAWS
California Interscholastic Federation Constitution and Bylaws 2005-06
U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY PUBLICATIONS
Guide to Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods of Doping
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
California Department of Education: http:://www.cde.ca.gov
California Interscholastic Federation: http://www.cifstate.org
National Center for Drug Free Sport: http://www.drugfreesport.com
National Institute on Drug Abuse: http://www.nida.nih.gov
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: http://www.usantidoping.org
Policy CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: July 26, 2006 Carlsbad, California