http://www.fitsugar.com en Copyright 1976-2012 Sugar Inc. All rights reserved. http://media1.onsugar.com/v832/static/imgs/feeds/logos/fitsugar.jpg http://www.fitsugar.com http://www.fitsugar.com/Drug-Testing-Public-Schools-Good-Idea-123303 <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/Drug-Testing-Public-Schools-Good-Idea-123303"><img width=160 height=107 src='http://media4.onsugar.com/files/2010/05/18/4/usr/1/12981/drugs-in-school_0.large.jpg' /></a><p>We have all heard about random drug testing in our respective places of employment and in professional sports, but what about in public schools?<br /> <span class="inline left"></span><br /> The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16893833/site/newsweek/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recently announced</a> that it would be holding four regional summits promoting random student drug testing in public middle and high schools. The program, which has actually already been implemented in almost 1,000 schools across the country, requires that kids submit to random drug testing if they would like to participate in sports and other extracurricular activities. The tests would be looking for cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy, opium-based substances, oxycontin and steroids.</p> <p>Do you guys think random drug testing in our schools is a good idea?</p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/Drug-Testing-Public-Schools-Good-Idea-123303" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Drug Testing in Public Schools, A Good Idea?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-123303" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-123303" name="edit[choice]" value="0-123303" class="form-radio" /> Horrible idea -- Is the constitution completely gone? What's next finger printing my preschooler?</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-123303" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-123303" name="edit[choice]" value="1-123303" class="form-radio" /> Great idea -- Pill popping junkies don't bring home state championships.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-123303" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-123303" name="edit[choice]" value="2-123303" class="form-radio" /> Unsure -- We should patrol kids' drug use, but we also have to teach them free will.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-3-123303" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-3-123303" name="edit[choice]" value="3-123303" class="form-radio" /> Other -- Tell us below.</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="123303" /> <span class='button'><span class='button_copy'><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.fitsugar.com/Drug-Testing-Public-Schools-Good-Idea-123303#comment sports Teenagers drugs random drug testing in schools middle school constitution free will Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:00:00 PST FitSugar http://www.fitsugar.com/Drug-Testing-Public-Schools-Good-Idea-123303