Video: Random Student Drug Tests are a Good Idea?
The ACE Community Challenge Charter School in Denver, CO feels drug testing is a good way to keep its students healthy and prepared for learning, according to Principle Eloy Chavez. But since drug testing is only allowed on students who perform in extra-curricular activities, to me it all seems a little silly. Students involved in clubs and sports have been shown to be the most productive of their peers. What is even more silly, in fact is the school received a $150k dollar grant to perform the drug tests.
SAFER’s Mason Tvert was at the press conference yesterday afternoon in Denver and was quoted by local outlet 9News:
“Random student drug testing sends a message that we don’t trust kids, that we want to invade their privacy,” said Tvert. “We want to collect their urine and we want to treat them like criminals and force them to prove their innocence.”
“The largest study on random student drug testing concluded it has no effect on the prevalence and frequency of student drug use,” said Tvert. “They might go on to other hard drugs like heroine, methamphetamine, even alcohol. These are drugs that you cannot test for more than one day out. What this is – is a marijuana test.”
I agree with Mason. What people fail to understand is harder drugs are less vulnerable to a drug test. Methamphetamine is one of our biggest problems as a nation today. Only problem is some fail to believe it. Detectable for only 3-6 days, I also know as former Media Director for an Anti-Meth group, it is easily one of the simplest drugs to get addicted to and sweep under the carpet. source: http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/meth/meth_testing.shtml
I hear the toilet flushing again.
~JDR
PS- More info via YouTube on how some think you should raise your child…