There is a lot of talking about implement a random drug testing policy in my school. My NHS essay was on this topic and the school has held two seperate open fourms where students could voice their opinions on the topic. These haven't been productive (due to the outbursts by some of the more vocal students aka the stoners...), but i've been able to gather:
1-the tests would only be performed on students who participate in extracurricular activities (sports & clubs mainly)
2-the people to be tested would be picked at random by a computer system.
3-the punishment would be a certain time away from the sport and the student would have to attend a rehab program (the authorities would not be contacted).

Personally, I belive this policy would be unconstitional and i firmly stand against it. I was just wondering what everyone felt about it...

I personally think that if they are going to test one student they need to test all students. Yes I agree with random drug test. I think it is a step to a better school. I think you should be proud of you school trying to help but I think they are going about it the wrong way. I also think they should test the teachers too though. They must know that some of the teachers probably do it as much as the students.

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i agree with you, Roan, i'm completely agains random drug testing in schools.

I don't agree. We make mistakes and make stupid choices and we, as teens, people to check what we do. AND random testing would do exactly that. Im for it, I have nothing to hide.

i agree with you, Roan, i'm completely agains random drug testing in schools. i believe it is a complete invasion of privacy and unless a student is showing any signs that would cause concern, i dont see what the reason for drug testing would be. it is not the school's position to test kids for drugs, that is what a family is for. Now, when focusing on athletes, im not sure if i feel the same. I think it is necessary to make sure that athletes arent using steroids, considering the side effects and consequences of using. But athletes would be my only exception.

Well, at my school I'd like for the people on sports teams to be drug tested, because I'm sure half of them do drugs, and I'd like to see them punished like any other student that got caught doing drugs. It isn't fair how athletes in my school are held above other students, just because they play a sport.

Random drug testing by a public school goes against your civil rights. It is an invasive search without justification and you need not submit to it whether or not you use drugs. Perhaps athletic teams have to submit to this treatment but an academic club should not. If you are in chess club or debate does it really matter whether or not you do drugs if you are good at it? It's not like you are cheating and giving yourself an advantage by killing brain cells now is it? If on the other hand you are bringing the rest of the team down you should be off the team regardless of drug use, because you suck and shouldn't be on the team.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Roan:
There is a lot of talking about implement a random drug testing policy in my school. My NHS essay was on this topic and the school has held two seperate open fourms where students could voice their opinions on the topic. These haven't been productive (due to the outbursts by some of the more vocal students aka the stoners...), but i've been able to gather:
1-the tests would only be performed on students who participate in extracurricular activities (sports & clubs mainly)
2-the people to be tested would be picked at random by a computer system.
3-the punishment would be a certain time away from the sport and the student would have to attend a rehab program (the authorities would not be contacted).

If you ask me personally, I dont think it is right. Now maybe if the teachers were to get drug tested to that would be different. But at my school all teachers have to be drug tested every 6-8 weeks. And none of us students are tested unless one of the faculty members cantacts our parents and says that they think it would be wise to have us checked. And then sometimes parents still dont drug test their kid. But if you are asking my opinion no I do not think it is right!

... and even then?

What's that supposed to mean? And what's with your signature? UPDATE. NOW.

+it really seems like you do do drugs&don't do dis 50% of the thyme

i don't smoke and never did drugs but i dissage with the whole drug testing idea, because half the people in my town do drugs.... and if people would get punished then the whole school would b in trouble...+ it's none of the schools buisness what u do in your free time....it doesn't conserne them, unless it is effecting the grades abd even then....

Blah blah blah blah blah. Jam would love you...

By the way, I think you should be banned for your discrimnatory name. Maybe I'll send a few letters to the tech center. Better make another name soon.

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You should ****ing talk! stop posting in old ****ing posts telling people not to do it! dumb ****!

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Awww, I have a fan!

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Originally posted by yogore:
don't dig up old dead threads.

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You should ****ing talk! stop posting in old ****ing posts telling people not to do it! dumb ****!

Schools should be test for drugs because some schools out there are really bad but then again who knows!!!

don't dig up old dead threads.

Schools in New York don't do drug testings. And I could understand why not where I live and the answer is because mostly everyone in my school has done some kind of drug. It may not be more then once but they did it.
Now search's we have and they are random and that is mostly for weopons but the dogs will find drugs to as well. But why have them in school anyway? thats just stupid. I raelly don't care about it. What you have in there school is there property and they tell you that when you walk in so thats your problem.

Egyptian, bauhaus told you why: slippery slope. It's like when you're parents say "you can't go the movies, because the movies are dark, and if the movies are dark you can have sex, and then you'll get pregnant, and then you'll have to drop out of school and your whole life will be ruined." It's exaggerating what will happen as a result of something else when in reality Action A will not necessarily result in Action B. Just figured I'd mention the definition to help simplify things, issues involving definitions and misunderstandings can be a ***** to work around during a fight.

bauhaus is against drug tests too

how is my logic stupid?? What you do on your own time is your business period.

at my school, there is nothing random about it. if your an athlete, you have to take a physical at the beginning of the year, which includes a drug test, and then sign a waiver that you will not do anything destructive or harmful to yourself chemically or physically or whatever during the season. if they catch you doing drugs, you're kicked off the team, and suspended from the school as well.
why your school does random ones is beyond me? what if they miss the people who really are doing drugs? either test the whole group or don't test at all. and they do clubs, too? ok, sorry, but i just can't see chess club smoking weed in a back room somewhere...