| School districts, much like employers,
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| | In nearly every school district, students
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| have begun to implement drug-testing
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| | who wish to compete in school sports must
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| policies. Many school officials cite
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| | sign a release for a drug screening. This
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| statistics relating to school performance
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| | has become common in schools because of
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| and safety among drug users. Whether the
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| | statistics showing that male high school
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| drug testing acts as a method of
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| | athletes have a greater risk of drug
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| screening students or as a method of
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| | abuse. These facts, accompanied by the
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| deterrence from drug use, the popularity
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| | fear of injury during competitions, have
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| of this practice has increased
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| | fueled the debate and existence of drug
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| significantly in many school
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| | testing among athletes.Opponents of drug
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| systems.Supporters of high school drug
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| | testing claim that it is a violation of
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| testing often cite governmental
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| | privacy to require students to take drug
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| statistics. These numbers show a steadily
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| | tests. Privacy advocates suggest that
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| growing number of teenage drug users each
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| | with requests for mandatory drug
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| year. Those in favor of mandatory drug
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| | screenings comes the potential for abuse.
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| testing suggest that such measures may be
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| | A few cases have existed in which a
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| effective in keeping teenagers from using
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| | student was randomly searched and found
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| drugs. Fear of facing expulsion from
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| | to be in possession of drug
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| school or punishment from their parents
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| | paraphernalia. In these cases, the
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| may be a good deterrent for high school
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| | students were either suspended from
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| students.Although some officials would
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| | school or sent to drug rehabilitation
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| like to see a policy of mandatory testing
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| | centers; it is often the case that these
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| of every student, most drug screenings
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| | students were productive in school and
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| require parental consent. Most schools
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| | were not necessarily considered to be
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| require that there be probable cause or
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| | problem students. Regardless of these
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| reasonable suspicion before requesting a
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| | isolated cases, many school districts
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| drug test. If a teacher notices a student
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| | defend the benefits of drug testing.
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| who appears aloof or has red and glassy
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| | Although formal statistics do not prove
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| eyes, he or she may request a drug
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| | the theory, many educational experts
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| test.More common than random or
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| | believe that high school drug testing
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| suspicion-based high school drug testing
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| | deters students from using or abusing
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| is the testing of high school athletes.
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| | illegal drugs.
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