The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy announced last week that it will be holding four regional summits promoting random student drug testing in public middle and high schools of the test for cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy, opium-based substances, oxycontin and, in some cases, steroids.
In my opinion, it is humilating
2007-03-23 18:54:12 · 4 answers · asked by pushpam 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
They do it here in our community... Via random drug testing in our high schools, a student drug ring was busted with at least 5 arrests... at just ONE school. And it wasn't just pot.
Many of the students interviewed about this incident claimed that they are for random drug testing if it will eliminate this negative element in their school.
2007-03-23 19:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by santan_cat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, schools are already allowed to do alcohol testing at proms. Besides I just think it's a way to keep kids safe. A LOT of gang activity and violence revolve around drugs. I do however think that the drug testing would be better suited in areas with a lot of drug related gang violence and not just at random locations. Plus certain drugs if taken without a perscription can be dangerous to kids(or anyone for that matter)but I do think it's the parent's job to make sure their children aren't taking drugs they don't NEED. I'm in college and if one of the campus police were to come up to me and ask me to submitt a random drug test I'd say, "sure, I have nothing to hide." and then afterwards I'd ask, "why the drug tests?" I have the right to know. So maybe you should be asking the government "why the drug tests in (names of random areas)." In my opnion if you have nothing to hide then you shouldn't feel hummiliated.
2007-03-23 19:03:51 · answer #2 · answered by Shannon A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the school where I teach, any student who wants to be in any extra-curricular activity has their name put in a pool to be randomly sected for drug tests. About once a month there will be a drug-testing day and 20-30 students will be called out of class for testing. Since it is only for extra-curricular activities, students can avoid it by not participating in any of the activities, so technically they have given their consent already. My students find it a little annoying, but they don't complain too much.
2007-03-24 03:11:00 · answer #3 · answered by DLM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should test the principal, counselors, teachers, janitors and politicians first.
2007-03-23 18:58:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋