To: Governor Phil Murphy
Governor Christie: Reconsider your conditional veto of S-2058/A-3738
Governor you must RECONSIDER your Conditional Veto of legislation S-2058/A-3738 . We must support youth recovery if we wish to stem the tide of addiction. This is a life or death matter!
Why is this important?
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Tell the Governor to RECONSIDER his Conditional Veto of Senator Raymond J. Lensiak's legislation S-2058/A-3738. This legislation authorizes establishment of three pilot recovery alternative high schools that provide high school education and substance dependency plan of recovery to test the effectiveness of this model.
The Governor's Conditional Veto makes it virtually impossible for New Jersey to embrace Recovery Schools for children suffering from drugs and alcohol use. What this Veto does is place the burden back onto the shoulders of already over-burdened school districts. The decision lacks the courage so desperately needed right now in the face of a horrific epidemic sweeping New Jersey and stealing the lives of our youth. The legislation currently includes essential elements and includes the national framework for Recovery High School's set forth by the Association of Recovery Schools (ARS). We must have this specific framework in place to make EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE Recovery High Schools a reality in New Jersey.
As a young woman in long-term recovery myself, I know how important it is to support youth recovery. If we want to stem the viscous cycle of addiction we must not only put money towards prevention and treatment, we must also support recovery.
Mariel Harrison
The Governor's Conditional Veto makes it virtually impossible for New Jersey to embrace Recovery Schools for children suffering from drugs and alcohol use. What this Veto does is place the burden back onto the shoulders of already over-burdened school districts. The decision lacks the courage so desperately needed right now in the face of a horrific epidemic sweeping New Jersey and stealing the lives of our youth. The legislation currently includes essential elements and includes the national framework for Recovery High School's set forth by the Association of Recovery Schools (ARS). We must have this specific framework in place to make EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE Recovery High Schools a reality in New Jersey.
As a young woman in long-term recovery myself, I know how important it is to support youth recovery. If we want to stem the viscous cycle of addiction we must not only put money towards prevention and treatment, we must also support recovery.
Mariel Harrison