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Random drug testing for middle schoolers?
- 01-13-2011
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CBS News
A proposal to conduct random drug tests of young students in one New Jersey town is raising some eyebrows. Students at Belvidere Elementary School could be adding drug testing to their list of lessons when they move into middle school. The Board of Education will vote Wednesday on a plan to randomly test sixth, seventh and eighth graders to see if they are under the influence of drugs. School administrators said they were confident the proposal would pass. Elementary School Principal Sandra Szabocsik said school officials want to use the testing "as a deterrent." "We're hoping that the students if they're at say a party or someone's house or just hanging out somewhere, that they'll say 'I don't want to get involved in drinking or using any drug because tomorrow could be a drug testing day,'" she told CBS 2_s Christine Sloan. The program is voluntary and both parents and students must consent. School officials said it was important to note that if a student tested positive, they would not be suspended or have the results sent to the police. Instead, those students would get counseling or even be referred to a rehab facility. (more…)
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