Whitley Board votes to support Drug Court Liason

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August 13, 2010

Anonymous The Times-Tribune The Times-Tribune Fri Aug 13, 2010, 09:53 AM EDT

CORBIN — By Megan Williamson / Staff Writer

Whitley County Board of Education voted to use grant money to support a program the state has cut from its budget.

The unanimous vote in support of the Drug Court Liason/Drug Counselor came during Wednesday’s board meeting following a presentation by District Judge Cathy Prewitt.

Prewitt said the position manages 10 trained mentors for 50 kids, though more mentors are needed.

Prewitt said she drove to Frankfort, cried and lost sleep over the fact that the program may end. She said that’s when she went to Whitley County Superintendent Scott Paul.

Prewitt told the board the program’s “expenses are not bad” and that “some mentor for free.”

One Whitley County district student who joined the program during his sophomore year eventually went on to play football at Georgetown College, Prewitt said.

Paul said the program will cost the school about $33,000 in grant money.

The board also heard from Save the Children Program Coordinator Vivian Cotterell, who asked them to continue an agreement for the 2010-2011 school year pending review by board attorney.

Save the Children serves approximately 60 children from newborn to age three with in-home visits, modeling literacy activities, promoting social interaction and development of motor skills.

Cotterell said the children assisted have physical and social disabilities. She spoke about a child whose parents are both deaf. She said that without the program, the child would never have any vocal communication besides television.

The agreement with Save the Children was unanimously approved by the board. District schools that will benefit from the program include Pleasant View Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, Central Primary and Central Intermediate schools.

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