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  • Anabolic Steroids and Performance Enhancing Drugs

    Since 2007 with the leadership of the Legislature through ORS 342.726, ODE responded to the very serious issue of use and abuse of anabolic steroids and performance enhancing substances (ASPES) among school-age children.

  • Chronic Absenteeism

    Research backs up the common sense notion that children will do worse in school if they aren’t in class to learn. Chronic absence is a measure of how much school a student misses for any reason. It is a broader measure than truancy, which only tracks unexcused absences.

  • Medicaid in Education

    Information related to SB111(2017) Medicaid Pilot project and school Medicaid SBHS billing information.

  • Mental Health and Well-being

    Mental health refers to the emotional, social, cognitive, behavioral, physical and relational thriving of individuals and systems. ODE believes that mental health is centered within a continuum of care that meets each person's needs for physical and emotional safety, security, social connection, identity, diversity and purpose. ODE has a number of mental and behavioral health-focused initiatives that focus on the prevention, intervention and response to the mental health needs of school communities.

  • School Discipline, Bullying, Restraint and Seclusion

    Information and resources for reducing harmful and exclusionary practices in Oregon schools. This work includes issues surrounding bullying/harassment, restraint/seclusion, student discipline, and associated data collections.

  • Sexual Misconduct Reporting and Investigation

    Information on how to initiate an investigation of sexual misconduct and background on Senate Bill 155 to help ensure the safety of all K-12 students in Oregon.

  • School Health Services

    The School Health Services web pages offer information which provides various health resources to Oregon students, parents of students, and school staff.

  • Sexuality Education

    These webpages provide information on Oregon's human sexuality education program resources.