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Drug Testing

The document argues that drug testing in schools should be applied to all students rather than just randomly selected individuals to ensure fairness. It discusses the effectiveness of drug testing as a deterrent for substance abuse and the ongoing debate regarding students' privacy rights. The author emphasizes that comprehensive testing could provide clearer insights into its impact on student drug use.

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Drug Testing

The document argues that drug testing in schools should be applied to all students rather than just randomly selected individuals to ensure fairness. It discusses the effectiveness of drug testing as a deterrent for substance abuse and the ongoing debate regarding students' privacy rights. The author emphasizes that comprehensive testing could provide clearer insights into its impact on student drug use.

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Drug testing in school should be for everybody not just random

According to a report at the National Institute of Drug Abuse, testing can be done as a deterrent for drug
use. It can also be used to detect a potential substance abuse problem in students or employees,
enabling the individual to receive the help needed to get off the drug in question. Drug testing has
become a common procedure in some areas of society, from teachers and athletes to professionals in a
wide range of industries. More recently, the question of drug testing for students has been raised, as
some schools have begun to institute random drug testing in high schools and even middle schools. Is
drug testing an effective way to keep students “clean” or is it a blatant violation of students’ privacy
rights? To answer this question, schools should properly conduct drug testing for everybody not just
randomly because all students are needed to be tested and no one is exempted so that it will be fair for
everybody.
That Supreme Court ruling, which allowed for random drug testing on students participating in
competitive extracurricular activities, has been interrupted in different ways by different school districts.
In some schools, this restricts testing to student athletes – a practice that has now been in place for
decades. However, other schools are using the looser translation of the law to test student participating
in any type of after-school activity, as a criterion for joining a club or academic team. There to avoid such
problems and discrepancies all students in a particular school should tested in order to be fair enough.
While the debate on drug testing continues, no one knows definitively how much impact testing will
have on student drug use overall. As more schools continue the practice, perhaps enough evidence can
be compiled to determine whether testing is providing the desired effect on students. However, the
question over student privacy rights is sure to remain a key component in the debate, no matter how
successful testing proves to be.

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