Network specialist facilitator Dean Straughan said each fortnight the department attended safety action meetings with other government agencies to work on plans to support children and check their progress.
Ms Dowling pressed Mr Straughan on whether principals or teachers were alerted if a child was exposed to a drug environment."I think that if a student is at risk of domestic violence or abuse or other factors, it is not always necessary that schools receive every detail.
Ice has been called the most dangerous and destructive drug of our time. But what exactly does it do to your body?"If a child or young person is at risk then yes, I think it would be something for the principal to know." He also said if the student was using drugs it would be something he could report to the principal, if it was in line with the safety action plan.
Earlier, the local manager for Juvenile Justice, Carol Thomas, told the inquiry she believed crystal meth use in Nowra had increased over the past couple of years."We have some good services in the area but key support like detox is not available. Young people have to travel to Sydney and the ACT to access the service."