Middletown Forum : Drug Testing Students http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : School Board : Drug Testing Students Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:18:35 +0000 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:56:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=158 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ Drug Testing Students : "Edgewoood is drug testing,... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=158&PID=354&title=drug-testing-students#354 Author: arwendt
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Posted: Sep 14 2007 at 9:56am

"Edgewoood is drug testing, should Middletown? "
 
NO !
 
Drug testing random students, or entire populations of students, who have shown no signs of illegal drug use, is repulsive, immoral, and borderline jackbooted fascism.
 
]]> Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:56:27 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=158&PID=354&title=drug-testing-students#354 Drug Testing Students : John Beagle wrote:Also why... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=158&PID=353&title=drug-testing-students#353 Author: Bill Rogers
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Posted: Sep 13 2007 at 11:49am

Originally posted by John Beagle John Beagle wrote:

Also why limit the athletes? Public schools are drug free zones. How can you justify testing the least likely drug using kids and not the ones who don't do anything after school?


I would guess that while Edgewood can refuse to let the student participate in extracurriculars without consenting to be drug tested, they could not refuse to educate the student.
]]> Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:49:45 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=158&PID=353&title=drug-testing-students#353 Drug Testing Students : It is a noble attempt to curb... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=158&PID=347&title=drug-testing-students#347 Author: John Beagle
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Posted: Sep 12 2007 at 9:50am

It is a noble attempt to curb drug use. But I think Edgewood is making more problems than drug testing solves.
 
I would not recommend drug testing in schools at this time. Not until all drugs can be tested, especially the harmful ones that are gaining popularity.
 
Also why limit the athletes? Public schools are drug free zones. How can you justify testing the least likely drug using kids and not the ones who don't do anything after school?
 

What Do Drug Tests NOT Measure?

The five-drug urine test used in the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program does not detect all drugs used by young people. For example, it does not detect so-called club drugs such as gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and Ecstasy, for example, although other urine tests can determine use of these drugs, and hair tests can easily detect Ecstasy use. No standard test, however, can detect inhalant abuse, a problem that can have serious, even fatal, consequences. (Inhalant abuse refers to the deliberate inhalation or sniffing of common household productsgasoline, correction fluid, felt-tip markers, spray paint, air freshener, and cooking spray, to name a fewwith the purpose of getting high.)

 
Source: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/drug_testing/testing.html
 

Why across-the-board drug testing wouldn't work

Drug testing is inconsistent, and false positives are prevalent. A career could be damaged by a faulty test.

What is classified as "performance enhancing" in one sport might not provide an advantage in another. One-size-fits-all testing does not take into consideration the actual effects of the substance on athletic performance

 
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-This issue evokes emotional reactions in students, parents, coaches, administrators, and school boards across the country. Lawler looks at the pros and cons in an unbiased manner that is a result of scrupulous research, and sources are cited throughout. The book is divided into sections that encompass the history and methods of drug testing and opinions from students, teachers, and parents, as well as the policies of such organizations as the NCAA. Charts summarize information and add a great deal to the presentation; the full-color photos are more filler than informative. This book would be ideal for debates or reports, and is for a slightly younger audience than Lawrence Clayton's Drugs, Drug Testing and You (Rosen, 1997) and David Newton's Drug Testing (Enslow, 1999).
Elizabeth Stumpf, Clearfield Middle School, PA
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