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RANDOM STUDENT DRUG TESTING

RANDOM STUDENT DRUG TESTING. What is Random Student Drug Testing? A Powerful Prevention Program. It gives students a credible reason to resist pressure to use drugs. It helps students who start using drugs, by directing them to counseling.

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RANDOM STUDENT DRUG TESTING

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  1. RANDOM STUDENT DRUG TESTING

  2. What is Random Student Drug Testing? A Powerful Prevention Program • It gives students a credible reason to resist pressure to use drugs. • It helps students who start using drugs, by directing them to counseling. • It helps identify students who have progressed to addiction, so they can receive treatment

  3. Random Student Drug Testing is Legal:US Supreme Court Decisions US Supreme Court 1995 • Vernonia School Dist. 47J v. Acton US Supreme Court 2002 • Board of Education Of Ind. School District No.92 of Pottawatomie County et al, v. Earls, et al. • Policy applied to all Middle and High School students participating in competitive extracurricular activities

  4. RSDT Program Schools

  5. Random Student Drug Testing is Confidential • Information is shared only those with “need to know” • Parent (s) • Program Director • Information is not shared with teachers, other students

  6. Random Student Drug Testing is Non-Punitive • Students are not referred to legal system. • Test results remain confidential. • Results are destroyed when a student leaves school or graduates. • Results not forwarded to other locations.

  7. Random Student Drug Testing Programs Should be Combined with Other Prevention Programs • Comprehensive Prevention Program • Student Assistance Program • Drug Education Classes

  8. In their own words: what students say… • Does SDT empower students to resist peer pressure to use drugs? • ~ 69% of students say “yes” even though only 39% of students enrolled in Mid-Pacific Institute (Kaneko G.) • Civil rights? Privacy? Discomfort in testing? Test accuracy? • If students think their school has a drug problem, their concerns of privacy, discomfort, are minimized (Evans et al, J. Sch. Health, 2006) • Will SDT be effective? • 74% say YES (Evans et al, J Sch. Health, 2006)

  9. How to Start a Student Drug Testing Program • Collect data • Consult Legal Counsel • Enlist community support • Develop a policy • Provide access to a student assistance program/assessment • Select a testing panel

  10. How to Fund a Testing Program • Safe and Drug Free School Grant • School Based Student Drug Testing Programs • No Child Left Behind Grant • Asset Forfeiture Funds • Community Foundations • Local Businesses • Activity Fees • Existing Contracts • Fundraisers

  11. RSDT Grants from Dept of EducationDue March 21, 2008 • grants.gov • http://www.ed.gov/programs/drugtesting/applicant.html • randomstudentdrugtesting.org

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