The irony of all this is their logic is 100% backwards.
Kids inolved in some type of extra-curricular activity are less likely to use drugs than those that aren't, because (imho) they find something more productive to focus on then drugs. The testing program discourages any kid that might be experimenting with drugs from getting in extra-curricular activites and finding something more interesting to do than just hanging out with his friends doing drugs.
A better alternative would be to require anyone that does not participate in an extra-curricular activity to be tested. You're going to catch a much higher percentage in that group.
Exactly. The girl who brought this suit was a member of the choir and the marching band (two notorious havens for drug users, eh?), the Academic Team and the National Honor Society.
The most sickening aspect of this though is the fact that drug tests are so easy to beat. The trick is to stay away from marijuana, which stays in the system for way too long. OTOH, a cocaine weekend is undetectable by Monday with the help of a little lasix. Talk about unintended consequences.