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The Watertown Public Schools hereby notifies its employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited on all properties and at all functions under its jurisdiction.

Violation of the provisions of this notice will be proper course for disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment and possible criminal prosecution.

All employees, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to help make the Watertown Schools a drug-free work place. You can do this by learning about substance abuse (its dangers and warning signs), encouraging others to avoid substance abuse, and getting help if you need it — either for yourself or for someone you are concerned about.

School premises are defined al all buildings, parking lots, playgrounds, athletic fields, roads and walkways under the jurisdiction of the Watertown School Committee.

Appropriate personnel action against an employee violating the provisions of this notice can involve disciplinary action up to and including termination; and/or requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a federal, state or local health law enforcement, or other appropriate agency.

DRUG-FREE SCHOOL ZONES
As per the provisions of Chapter 94C of the Massachusetts General Laws, and as amended by chapter 227, any person or persons manufacturing or distributing drugs while in or on, or within 1,000 feet of, any public, private or vocational school, whether or not such schools are in session, are subject to a minimum mandatory prison term of two years.