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This 3 page paper argues that testing should not be conducted as it is a violation of students' rights. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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treading on the Constitutional rights of students. After all, America is not a police state. While random drug testing would in fact compromise the rights of students, would testing for
cause be any different? On one hand, it could be argued that under some circumstances-when a student seems to be high, when a student is violent, when a student acts
out-testing is justifiable. Yet, under normal circumstances, testing seems to be a violation of general human rights. In examining the issue, it appears that treating children
like criminals merely creates distrust. While random drug testing is done when one is on probation, or is enrolled in a drug treatment program, ordinary citizens should be presumed innocent
before being subject to such experiences. Presently, many high schools do drug testing either randomly or for cause or because the student is engaged in extracurricular activities. Ringwalt, Vincus, Ennett
and Hanley report: "Nearly all school districts that implemented random drug testing administered it to their athletes, and two thirds tested students who participated in other extracurricular activities ...
More than a quarter of the districts implementing random drug testing, however, subjected all students to testing" (826). Each school has a different policy. The schools that test only athletes
or those in extracurricular activities will simply scare away users and the program will not be effective. This in fact has been a complaint for supporters of drug testing. While
many schools test only certain students, others complain that it should be mandatory for all (DuPont and Brady 12). Many superintendents oppose random drug testing because they fear law suits
from the public (Brady 51). While in some ways this does not appear to be a good reason not to test, the truth is that school districts represent their communities.
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