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This 3 page paper reviews the 2007 article by Phil McKenna titled “Schools urged into divisive drug crackdown”. The author of this paper emphasized drug testing is more counterproductive than productive. No additional sources are listed.
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Mandatory testing individuals for illicit drug use is a highly controversial topic. Mandatory drug testing is, however, becoming a more
and more common component of our lives. It seems that whether we are applying for a job in a gas station, competing in sports, or performing in highly-trained and
critical positions such as an airline pilot or air traffic controller, being tested for the presence of illegal substances in our bodies is an ever-present possibility. In an April
22, 2007 article in NewScientist titled "Schools urged into divisive drug crackdown" author Phil McKenna exposes the controversy surrounding mandatory drug testing in our nations schools.
As McKennas article illustrates, the types of societal positions affected by drug testing are indeed diverse. So too are the methodologies employed by various
drug testing programs and by the laws and ethics that pertain to them diverse. The subject is further complicated by the varying positions taken on drug testing by states,
private entities, and the federal government itself. Testing students is sitting yet another precedent in American society, a precedent that many Americans are simply not happy making.
There are many problems inherent in any type of mandatory testing program involving minors. On the one hand, steps certainly need to be taken
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