Drug testing is a very controversial issue in today society. It causes uproar from the students and the workers across America because they feel that it is an infringement of their rights. I believe that it is an infringement of a person’s right to be tested of drugs just out of the blue and without just cause. I also believe that a person should be tested if they injure themselves or cause an injury to someone else on the job because then the employer is not held accountable or responsible for
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Drug Tests for Middle Schools? Imagine a country where kids and adults are always zoned out or woozy. Every time you talk‚ they can’t “hear” you can and their frustration levels rise quickly. Quickly will be adults soon and must stay “clean” to lead the future of this country down a good path. “By 8th grade: 16.5% have used marijuana” (Teenage Drug Use). Although students may switch to less detectable drugs that are more harmful‚ middle schools should have drug tests‚ because drug tests discourage
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"Drugs‚ Alcohol‚ and Tobacco Testing" The procedure of testing student for drugs‚ alcohol and tobacco before every school day should be allowed. The fact that the subject of drug testing has even been brought up is a sign that illegal substances have become troublesome in high school environments. Therefore‚ school officials should be allowed to use any means necessary to discourage the use of these illegal substances‚ even if it means that the school officials could become dangerously close to
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Drug Testing in Schools Normal everyday school: suffocating smoke coming from the restroom‚ trading money for “goods” at lunch‚ and popping pills before fourth block. There are illegal drugs present in most schools‚ readily available to students. A drug test will test for any illicit drugs a student might have taken. There can be random or mandatory testing in schools if a policy is adopted. Unfortunately‚ most schools do not have a drug testing policy. More drug testing in schools would diminish
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Many of people don’t know about random drug testing for students in high school. There are many good things that come from randomly drug testing students. Random drug testing should be allowed for students in high school because it gives students a reason to not do drugs‚ it catches students that are doing drugs and it can help drug users get back on track in life. Randomly drug testing students is a good idea because it not only helps students that do drugs but it also saves the people around them
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Mandatory Drug Testing of High School Athletes Brandon had always wanted to play football for his high school team. He had always been one of the slowest and smallest boys in his grade. While in 8th grade‚ he was introduced to performance enhancing drugs. He was sold on the fact that they would make him stronger‚ faster‚ and maybe give him a shot to make the high school football team. During his first year of taking the performance enhancing drug‚ Brandon had increased strength and self-pride
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3 Sep. 2013 “Do School Drug Tests Violate Students’ Rights?” To many students and their parents‚ taking a drug test is a violation of privacy. For the students it is ridiculous and embarrassing to pee in a cup for the school to test. Doing so without even telling the student first or asking if they are doing drugs. Some students refer to the U.S. constitution to show that random drug testing is a major violation of privacy. School drug testing should not be allowed because it is
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urine test.” Middle school students should get drug tested. Middle school students are getting into drugs and drinking alcohol. Middle school students our getting into drugs. Schools in several states now require drug testing for students who want to participate in sports and other extracurricular activities‚ starting in middle school. Some coaches‚ teachers and school administrators said drug-testing programs served as a deterrent for middle school students encountering drugs of all kinds‚ including
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Drug Testing High School Athletes Anabolic steroids are dangerous and deadly even when used within certain guidelines; therefore‚ use of anabolic steroids should be universally illegal‚ and high school- aged athletes should be tested to discourage their steroids to artificially enhance performance. Steroids are a group of compounds derived from testosterone or produced unnaturally to stimulate tissue repair and body growth. Steroids are commercially available in several forms including tablets
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Mandatory Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Introduction Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients is a controversial issue. Should the government hold people accepting government entitlement’s accountable for illegal drug use or would this type of action cross the boundary of civil liberties into an invasion of privacy? The government has a vested interest in getting welfare recipients back into the working population. Holding welfare recipients accountable for illicit drug use only ensures
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