[IGBT]

If we can drug test transportation workers coast to coast because of safety concerns why can't public school students/teachers be tested for health and safety in education/work place?? Drug testing has cleaned up a lot of work places. It's obvious to the most casual observer the public schools are a huge market place for the sale and distribution of illegal drugs and undermining our kids future. Just last week a story was running on CNN.. the US was at the bottom of the heap in science and math skills..can't do numbers if your dizzy on dope...

[rommy]

why can't public school students/teachers be tested for health and safety in education/work place? How would you feel if the school sent a letter home saying something like this. "Dear Sir or Madam, We, in our infinite wisdom have decided that your son or daughter is probably a dope fiend. We base this judgement on the fact that they are under eighteen and they go to school. Because we have reason to believe they are hooked on some sort of illegal drug, we are going to randomly test them for drug usage. They will be required to produce urine samples on command and may be required to give other bodily fluids. We don't really need your permission for this, we just thought you should know." You can't drug test every student in a school because it's a violation of the 4th Amendment. Students, unlike job applicants, are not making a choice. They have to be in school whether they like it or not. Furthermore, do you really want to get the government involved in drug testing large segments of the population?

[concretebob]

If we can drug test transportation workers coast to coast because of safety concerns why can't public school students/teachers be tested for health and safety in education/work place??

It's called the ACLU/NEA, and they won't stand for it.

[R. Scott]

If we can drug test transportation workers coast to coast because of safety concerns why can't public school students/teachers be tested for health and safety in education/work place??

I would change the statement -
If we can drug test transportation workers coast to coast because of safety concerns why can't public school students/teachers be tested for health and safety in education/work place??
If we can drug test transportation workers coast to coast because of safety concerns why can't public officials and our elected representatives be tested for health and safety in education/work place??