To: CA Conservative
Oh come on--and you call yourself a conservative. These kids are coerced into participating in extra-curricular activities (including driving to school!). Not only is there social pressure from their friends and parents, there is pressure from colleges and universities who demand that applicants be "well-rounded" in order to gain admission. That means participating in extra-curriculars.
This decisions forces students to choose between their right to privacy and, potentially, their future as a student. How many kids do you know that get into a top college with no extra-curriculars? At my alma mater, Washington and Lee University, 100% of accepted kids had some sort of extra-curricular activity. This isn't right just for that reason.
To: Viva Le Dissention
Yeah, yeah, yeah, "coerced", eh? All of the sudden the Libertarians are unable to simply say no, to resist flowing with the lemmings, there backbone to act independently simply dissolved? I kinda doubt that.
To: Viva Le Dissention
This decisions forces students to choose between their right to privacy and, potentially, their future as a student. Odd that you don't mention the third option... not breaking the law by doing drugs in the first place, making this entire discussion moot.
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