Drug testing of Athletes

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if teachers got tested, we would probably lose the greatest minds we have...a certain 8th grade humanities teacher would probably be one of them :lol:
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If athletes and students at all school were forced to take drug test, esp. random, you would be surprised how many students would be in trouble. But then perhaps it would discourage use. Drug tests def. need to become a bigger issue than they are now.
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I think they should get tested? why not? what do they have to hide? We are suppose to set the examples and if we are doing drugs then how does that look to little kids?
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Sto, take that back right now. I think I know where you went to high school at...and well let's not say anything further.
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drug testing of athletes doesnt really do anything but look good for the school....they pick the athletes to test because they figure athletes will be clean and will make their school not look like they have a drug problem...but in all reality they have a drug problem...but if they turn in so many test results and they all come back negative...it looks good...if they are gonna test students...dont make it volentarty...dont test the athletes....test everybody...thats the only way i see its good...other wise they are just using athletes for drug testing because they figure it will make the school look good.
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i think that the testing should stop. just because you are an athlete doesnt mean you should get tested. especially highschool students
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i think jon is trying to tell us something....
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CertifiedPublicAccountant wrote:If I was a teacher, I wouldn't want drug tested. What if I get a false positive? My teaching career is over.
False positives aren't as common as they used to be. Also, there is a baseline that is set that is well above the "false positive" level - you would need to have a healthy (or unhealthy) dose in your system in order to trigger a positive. If you test positive, you're usually given another test within a short period of time, before the substance(s) leave your system or drops to a "passing" level. Fail the second test and you're busted.

snatchity6 does have a point - school districts may want to avoid any bad press rather than actually clean up the district.
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drug testing would really hurt the art programs
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Looks like PA may have to revisit the issue with the verdict out of Montgomery county yesterday.
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