Who here thinks all Public officials,teachers,police & fire depts should be drug tested?Why/why not?

Question

Teachers=The safety of our children
Town Officials=The safety of the townspeople

Answer 1

All of these people are tested when they land trhe job. Some are random tested and again a couple are not al all. It does seem that there needs to be a more diligent testing for all of the legal officials.

Answer 2

I believe most of law enforcement/fire dept are tested, but I don't believe public officials and especially teachers are. I was never tested in the years I've taught and don't know any teacher that is.

Most people are tested based on jobs that require drug-free employees for safety reasons..driving duties, etc. Teachers and most other public officials wouldn't.

Drug testing is not designed for morality purposes....it's a safety concern.

I'm not saying I disagree with you. Just stating the facts. I have dozen of teaching acquaintances who would be screwed y ever got tested based on their weekend enjoyment of the "the sweet leaf." I don't know any who do so during or before their teaching duties.

What I mean by safety duty is a directly related safety concern: Driving an automobile, possibly at high rates of speed; Can't have cops doing the exact same thing that they are arresting people for etc.

Teachers have to be concerned about the safety of children, but less directly. Obviously if there are signs of drug use/intoxication, they will be removed from the school and suspended pending an investigaiton.

Some other factors to consider: Teachers are protected by one of the most powerful unions in the country. For schools to negotiate for drug testing, the school would probably have to make some huge concession in negotiations to get it. Considering teachers paltry salaries...they would want more money. And that is never going to happen.

Second: Consider the cost of drug testing. Schools don't have the funds/resources to pay for a drug-testing program in their schools. It is incredibly expensive. They won't take money from strapped budgets (where they can't even by school supplies/books) to pay for this testing.

Third: Firing someone for drug use is often difficult as it would involve substantial litigation, that schools can afford even LESS than the actual drug test. One teacher's proceedings can cost the school district upwards of $50 to $100 thousand dollars in court costs and attorney fees and may result in no termination.

I'm not saying I disagree with you or your desires, but you have to look at the issue from the pragmatic viewpoint and the costs to the school district, not just because it would be ideally appropriate. It still has to be workable.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

When teachers or any one who works for the school districts are hired there is a background check done on them and a drug test. As for on going drug tests I don't see why these particular groups should be tested and not everyone. I mean I don't care if they test or not, for one thing people know how to get around the testing, to show up negative, plus it costs more, and unless it is for all people in all jobs it isn't fair. You could add train drivers, cab drivers, bus drivers, waitresses, etc...

Answer 5

politicians first - then everyone else.

because $7 trillion dollars in the wrong hands is the world's biggest weapon of mass destruction.

Answer 6

I thought most of them were.