So much for trust
trust just went out of the window. Make sure they don't eat any poppy seeds before taking those tests. Or any other false positives.
Not that I am for drugs, but this is getting out of hand. What if the parents cannot afford the $60 to testing? Does their child get expelled for not taking the test? What if the child is on perscription drugs that are federally controlled because they are narcotics due to a medical conditon. Could the test tell the difference between the perscrip[tion drug and a real narcotic?
Before you say "But what do they have to hide?" consider this:
You shop at a store, and then ten security gaurds surrond you and one of them says "We've had a problem with shoplifters recently, so now every 5th customer gets stripped searched and body cavity searched. You are the fifth customer, now submit to the searches or we will press charges against you for shoplifting." Would you submit to the searches? If not, what do you have to hide?
Drug use is hard to hide anyway, you can tell by a child's reactions and behavior most of the time if they are on drugs. Use testing when you suspect the child of being on drugs, but for pity's sake don't test every child. Consider the cost, consider the time wasted, and consider the invasion of privacy to the children who are not on drugs but have to take the test anyway.
