THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, March 3, 1995 TAG: 9503030040
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E9 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 41 lines
SHOULD SCHOOLS perform random drug tests on students? Here are this week's responses.
They should send a form home for the parents to sign and see if they want it. Because some students may be taking drugs, and they need to be checked and punished. . . . It's an invasion of privacy for people who don't need the test. - April Sayers
No, I don't think they should have drug tests. Because a lot of females take birth control and pain relief for menstrual pain. - Sabrina Williams, 18, Oscar Smith junior.
I'm opposed to random drug testing. I think it's a really bad idea because of First Amendment rights. If I show signs of doing drugs, I think they should be able to test me, but until then, I don't think they have the right to do that. - Becky Buelm
I think there should only be random drug testing at school with the parents' permission. - Allison Donahue, 14, eighth-grader, Princess Anne Middle School. 721-6126.
I think they should have random drug tests in school, but they wouldn't like the outcome. At least 70 percent of students do drugs, and they wouldn't want to find that out. - Timothy Parker, Virginia Beach, '93 First Colonial graduate, 20,
Before they start with the children, I think they should start with the teachers, the police officers, judges and lawyers. And then let's see who talks out about should they do it or not. - Terry Lee, 15.
Drugs are illegal so even if you're doing them on your free time and not hurting anyone else, it's still a crime and the business of the police. That's why I would be in support of some sort of program that would test students whose parents request it. But it's not the school's place to do it. - Chris Gaffrey, Salem High School, 17. by CNB