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Gregory Morris, 9/24/07 8:57:45 am |
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If they would have tried this at my highschool, it would have been an all out revolution... casualties and all.
There are a few things about this that worry me... I agree with testing athletes, particularly for performance enhancing drugs. But randomly testing other students... that's going a little far, even for a private school. Collinsville High School began testing athletes last fall and is considering expanding the program to include all extracurricular activities, such as band and drama.
Band? Drama? Are you kidding? We never smoked the wacky tahbacky in band. Booze, yeah, but they can't test for that 
"I don't really have a problem with it, because I don't drink or do drugs," Stephanee said. I don't mind if they ban guns because I don't like guns anyway. I don't mind unreasonable searches because I'm not a criminal. I don't mind strict control on freedom of speech because I don't have anything to say. If these kids are being taught this kind of crap here, imagine what we have to look forward to when they start voting.
Finally, here's the real kicker:Since 2003, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded more than $36 million to more than 88 public school districts to support random drug testing.
That's $36 million dollars. My money... Your money... Being spent on a program that isn't likely to succeed anyway.
Instead of saying "we don't trust you little bastards... here, pee in a cup." Why not try to foster an attitude of respect for the law, rather than simply compliance? |
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