Random drug testing for Tennessee high school students

Submitted by bizgrrl on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 09:30.

According to a recent article in the KNS,

High school students who participate in voluntary extracurricular activities could be randomly drug tested under legislation advancing in the Senate.

The amendment is sponsored by TN Repub. Sen. Jim Tracy, Shelbyville. The original TN Code 49-6-4213, testing of students for drugs, can be found here, then search for the section number 49-6-4213.

Is this any way to treat teenagers? I cannot imagine having to take a drug test to participate in sports, band or the chess club. Why is it that so many people think random drug testing is okay?

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Gotta get the kids used to

Submitted by lovable liberal on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 14:05.

Gotta get the kids used to Big Brother and Big Sister watching them.

Liberty and justice for all.

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Drug testing students?

Submitted by Blue Sumner Daze on Sat, 04/26/2008 - 19:13.

Let me guess. Aegis, with its ties to Sen. Black just happens to be in a position to bid on this?

random drug testing

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/26/2008 - 20:41.

Blue Sumner Daze beat me to this, but Aegis and it's board member, Senator Diane Black, must be involved. Let's hope that other companies get to bid on this. otherwise, the taxpayers will once again be dumped on by D. Black

Far more important is the

Submitted by kim_k on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 09:17.

Far more important is the opinion of those students on drug testing. Why does it seem wrong to you? Nobody wants to harm those kids, on the contrary, drug testing is an indirect way to keep them away from drugs, we should understand this as it is and don't question or misunderstand the method. We like it or not they are a target for drug pushers mainly because they are more vulnerable being immature and more eager to accept risks. My work experience as a counselor at Cliffside taught me that.

In recent times, individuals

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/05/2009 - 04:06.

In recent times, individuals have realized that when it’s not because of the individual’s freewill, it did not give the needed results. That is why an intervention doesn't condone using physical strength to get somebody into rehab. An intervention is, for the most part, individuals gathering to defy an addicted individual's dependency and making her face the reality that she necessitates proper care

Tennessee Drug Treatment Centers

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