Drug Use In Public Schools

In many high schools around the country, student athletes are using drugs. “The percent of students that have drunk alcohol is 72.5% while the number of students who have used marijuana is 36.8%” (Report: Nearly Half of High School Students Using Drugs, Alcohol). The students believe that since they are athletes that they do not need to abide by the rules because they feel more superior and that the narcotic will not hurt or affect them. Implementing random drug tests for athletes will create a positive image and not hurt others or themselves. Schools need to have drug tests for student athletes because drugs effect relationships, using drugs have consequences, and lastly they have a major effect on the body.

The testing causes teens to become more aware and careful but it will not stop from them smoking. It is a waste of money and time because those kids are making their own decisions to resort to drugs. The government cannot make the decisions for the people only guide them in the right direction. The researches found that female rates of drug abuse went down in the high school community only in the schools with a “positive” environment. That shows that females who thought that what they were doing was wrong then had the resources to stop doing so because life got harder for those in a harsh environment since more pressure was put on to keep there actions under the table. People, especially youth, will do what they want to do no matter what. The best thing for the government to do is give students the ability to learn from whatever decision they make and use that tax money for something more productive for the nation. If the government really wants to see an improvement in the use of drugs in high schools then they should improve the environments and knowledge presented to the students about drug use. Once a student fails a random drug test their plan for their future can change extremely. Like me for instance, if one of our students failed a drug test at school then they would be asked to leave which means losing the opportunity to represent a highly respected team and would most likely lose a scholarship. That’s years of practice and

In 1995 the Supreme Court stated that schools could randomly drug test their athletic students. By 2008, 16 percent of school districts had started to take on some kind of drug testing program (John 2). Even though the Supreme Court has a certain amount of ruling on who is tested at the schools, some schools have expanded their range of students, a few going all the way to the whole student body (John 2/3). One of the main reasons the supreme court ruled towards testing the student athletes is because they are supposed to be seen as the role models and influencers of the school, and outside the school. Seeing athletes doing drugs might increase the drug use of the school. (John 3). Student

in 2002 the Supreme Court took up the issue of drug testing in the case of Board of Education of Pottawatomie County v. Earls, and the ruling was that the the students’ privacy was not violated by

This evidence explains my point because if they do drug tests and some kids tests are positive then they can get help. Also this quote is important because if the schools do drug testing then it might scare the kids into stop doing drugs. For instance “drug testing can identify teens who have started using drugs and would be good targets for early intervention, as well as identify those who already have drug problems, so they can be referred for treatment”(National institute on drug abuse). This piece of evidence is important because it’s saying why drug testing helps the students because it identifies students who use drugs and then the students can get help. This quote explains my point because some people think that drug testing is bad for schools, but it helps them because they find the students that are using drugs and then gives the school a good rep for helping students with those

I disagree with mandatory drug testing for students in public schools. I think it is the parent responsibility to have this done if they choose. In our book on page 68 under public schools and I quote, “With all the concern about drug use by athletes, the first groups of students to be widely subjected to urine screening for drugs were those involved in team sports. In a legal challenge to this process, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1995 allowed drug testing of athletes, based partly on evidence from the school in questions that its student athletes were at a higher than average risk for drug use. Many schools since have adopted policies that include other extracurricular activities, and a 2002 Supreme Court case upheld those programs as well.

There is a problem of high school athletes doping during sport competitions.This is where drug testing comes into play.In my opinion,I think that high school students should be drug tested.The unfair advantage to other competitors is unconstitutional,meaning it's not the right thing to do.The drugs that are used are steroids and HGH,a human growth hormone.These bad drugs are being used for the teenagers' purposes,instead of being used as a good drug.

Throughout America, many cases of drug use in schools are reported every year. This being said, students every year are affected by such cases. For example, students who are using these 'recreation drugs' could be affecting surrounding students second handedly, essentially affecting their education in the long run as it persists. Resulting in this, the usage of drug-sniffing dogs coming around quarterly or weekly would catch the unsuspecting hoodrats red handed and guilty right on the spot. Along with this, it would reduce the amount of drugs that are in the hands of these pre-adult teens and put more education in their minds. As a result, the use of drug-sniffing dogs would effectively reduce drug use.

One study asked counselors about the prevalence of substances used by high school students and found that the counselors most often dealt with alcohol issues (Burrow-Sanchez & Lopez, 2009). While alcohol may be one of the most widely dealt with substances from a counselor’s perspective, it is essential to be able to identify signs of alcohol abuse and other substance abuse so that action can be taken. Signs of substance abuse can vary, but within a school setting school counselors and other stakeholders can look for changes in academic performance, truancy, withdrawal, isolation, impulsive behavior, changes in mood (anxiety, anger, depression, irritation), changes in appearance, poor hygiene, tardiness, dropping out of sports and other school activities, and associating with peers known to use drugs, (Burrow-Sanchez, Jenson, & Clark, 2009; Flaherty, Sutphen, & Ely, 2012; Hagedorn, & Young, 2011). These signs of possible substance abuse issues need to be looked at further if a student is identified as having any of these signs as other things could be going on. For instance, a student may be dealing with their parents divorce and could be tired and not doing homework because the student is listening to their parents fight. This is why it is important that school counselors do look for signs of addiction and assess students properly so that counselors can identify if the student is having an issue with

“DON’T DO DRUGS!” This phrase is constantly repeated and everywhere you look at schools. They start preaching this to students at a young age to ensure that when the children are older they don’t participate in taking drugs. It has been recorded by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse that around seventeen percent of high school students are either drinking, smoking, or using drugs sometime throughout the school day (Huffpost, 2012). Imagine how many students are abusing or using drugs outside of school. Due to this high rate of drug and alcohol abuse drug testing in schools has become very popular. Random drug testing is a concept of many procedures and tests that ensure the capture of drug abusers and misusers in a legal manner.

Many high schools across the country have brought much attention to the idea of giving random drug tests to students in high school. The newfound interest in student drug testing may be as a result of recent polls, which have shown an increase in drug use among high school students. Many teachers, parents, and members of school comities are for the drug testing, while most students and some parents feel that this would be a violation of students rights as Americans, which is true.

Did you know that 23% of drug-free schools conduct drug tests on students? The amount of random drug testing is increasing all around America. Schools are using random drug testing, to stop drug use. Little do they know, high school students are known to do as they please, outside of school and their parents, students won’t be changing their actions because of these tests. Lastly, teachers should stick to teaching students, not overanalyzing what they do during the free time. Overall, student drug tests should not be required or allowed within schools.

Imagine if your child or you walked into school and was randomly tested for drug residue. You or your child did nothing wrong and they have no evidence that he or she was taking drugs. How would you feel about that? Would you be alright with that? This is brought up because this topic of being drug tested in schools randomly is being argued about quite often. Drug tests should not be mandatory for students because they violate students’ rights, are very costly, and are not an effective way of getting rid of drug use in schools.

     The procedure of testing student for drugs, alcohol and tobacco before every school day should be allowed. The fact that the subject of drug testing has even been brought up is a sign that illegal substances have become troublesome in high school environments. Therefore, school officials should be allowed to use any means necessary to discourage the use of these illegal substances, even if it means that the school officials could become dangerously close to violating the students’ constitutional rights. A student under the influence of drugs or alcohol could endanger his or her fellow students or faculty and that student should not be allowed to attend that school. School

Is public school drug testing really appropriate? Mandatory-Random Student Drug Testing (MRSDT) and school-based Suspicionless Random Drug Testing (SRDT) are two of many approaches that school districts could use to help prevent and lower the rates of drug and substance use (James-Burdumy 1). MRSDT was introduced in the late 1980’s when the United States Military created other programs to control substance use (James-Burdumy 1; Russell 169). The United States Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) program sponsors and supports random drug testing in public schools as a way to fight the high rates of substance use of adolescents (James-Burdumy 2). For instance, in a recent study report it was stated that 27%