[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?

[IGBT]

...the government is already involved in large scale drug testing ie.transportation,military,air traffic control,police-fire commerical truck drivers..the mechanics at the dealer I do biz.with tests all his mechanics and tech's. I'am not willing to give the drug dealers a "safe place to hide" in our public schools or else where. The supreme court handed down language to the feds years ago that allowed the testing of safety sensitive workers, " diminished expectation of privacy" due to the responsibility they have to the public to provide a safe and reliable service or product to the public. We can continue to fool our selves and allow drug dealers to thrive and profit off our kids..or we can make the necessary changes needed to provide a safe and reliable learning environment by employing the tools at hand and available with a proven track record in the work place. After all..aren't we supposed to be preping and training kids for entry into the work place?? How are they going to get a job if they can't pass a pre-employment drug test?? Or worse yet..because we didn't provide a drug free learning enviroment and they ended up in trouble with the law and now have a criminal record..they may never qualify for any worth while job. I've seen the positive life saving effect of drug testing and know from first hand experience it works. We need to change with the times..the drug dealers are taking full advantage of our williness to resist change consequently providing criminals..sellers and users a place to hide in our learning institutions and school yards. I'am not willing to ignore the obvious...