This document describes the REACH Program, an alternative school program for students who have been suspended for drug or alcohol related offenses, which includes a short-term (7-day) suspension program designed to provide education and assessment and a long-term suspension program which provides 3 to 4 hours of counseling and education per day for 45 days or the remainder of the semester, whichever is greater. Counseling goals listed include: (1) providing parents with education about adolescent substance abuse and strategies to deal with it; (2) educating students about drugs and alcohol and helping them explore their attitudes and substance use; (3) teaching skills to help students to deal with peer pressure and avoid trouble; and (4) recommending community resources and promoting healthy alternatives. Three treatment phases discussed include a denial phase, a phase in which the student accepts that substance abuse has created problems in his or her life, and a phase in which the student commits to abstinence. School work requirements for the programs are discussed and relevant sections of the school code are included. (NB)