Drug Impairment Training
for Educational Professionals
(DITEP)

The goal of the DITEP Course is to enable the secondary educational professional to recognize the signs and symptoms of drug and/or alcohol impairment, in order to:

Prevent an impaired student from driving away from campus and/or
Serve as a treatment intervention tool to reduce future instances of DWI.

It is hoped this training will ultimately reduce the number of underage drug and/or alcohol related traffic fatalities. The information and procedures presented in this course are for administrative purposes only. They are designed to aid in the assessment of drug and/or alcohol impairment in students. The subject matter presented will touch upon some, but not all of, the factors a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) considers when examining a drug-impaired individual. This training is not designed as an enforcement tool and will not qualify the participant as a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE).

COURSE OBJECTIVES (8-hour course - one day):

Describe the involvement of drugs in schools and society.
Define the term “drug” in the context of the DITEP course
Review the signs and symptoms of the seven drug categories
Outline the important elements of the Texas Education Code, Texas Penal Code, and an effective school policy as they relate to drug and/or alcohol use and possession
Identify medical condition and other situations that can produce similar signs of impairment and appropriate procedures.

Trainers for this course are certified DRE Instructors.

Registration:

Contact training entity (see website schedule).
There is NO registration fee (unless training facility requests a fee) for the DITEP course. The program is provided through grant funds from the Texas Department of Transportation and administrated by Sam Houston State University.

Hosting Requirements:

Training Room comfortably holds 25-30 students in a classroom style setting (or larger room depending on number of participants).
LCD/Screen Projector/Screen/Computer
A minimum of 20 MUST be registered at least two weeks prior to the start of the course in order to hold the course.

If you are interested in hosting this course at your training facility, please send three dates of interest to our office at (936) 294-3079 or dre@shsu.edu.

Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professionals (DITEP)

Drug Impairment Training
for Educational Professionals
(DITEP)