CovCath institutes mandatory student drug testing

Cool.

Wonder how many other private schools will follow suit?

How much does it cost the school to do a single drug test?

How much does it cost the school to do a single drug test?

 

Depends standard urine sample looking for marijuana, opiates, amphetamines, etc. is $20-25 per test. Saliva sample add $10 more dollars. Looking for synthetics is double, triple, even more depending on what you are looking for.

 

Most do the former at around the 20-25 dollar range.

Bob Rowe is the most effective high school principal I have seen in my lifetime. The CCH he took over and the CCH of today are dramatically different in my opinion and all for the best.

Not surprising at all. I believe 92 of 173 (best I can tell) school districts in Ky drug test. It varies in whom, how, and cost. In my research for a school district considering drug testing, some have been doing these for 20 years. The average positive tests per year is under 2% of those tested.

 

Athletes/students choose to do drugs or participate in extra curricular, it seems. because there seem to be many more users than that in high school.

This is a good thing IMO. Like Rowe says in the article, it gives the student/athlete a stronger backing to not get involved with illegal drugs. Kudos

I am torn. In a way it is great, it protects kids, keeps parents in the know...but, it violates their freedoms in a major way. Additionally, it increases a police state that I'm not a big fan of. I'm a much bigger fan of random locker checks. There is a MUCH lower expectation of privacy, and it catches an actual crime.

I am going to move this thread to CI for two reasons. One, we want the Break Room to be a little lighter than this and two this is a little controversial.

For the record, I like it.

 

I do wonder if there was a push to test the teachers/administrators too (I probably would not be in favor of that) but I do wonder.

I am torn. In a way it is great, it protects kids, keeps parents in the know...but, it violates their freedoms in a major way. Additionally, it increases a police state that I'm not a big fan of. I'm a much bigger fan of random locker checks. There is a MUCH lower expectation of privacy, and it catches an actual crime.

 

 

If it weren't at a private school, I might be more willing to agree that it violates their freedoms. However, because it is a private school, they have every right to do this.

If it weren't at a private school, I might be more willing to agree that it violates their freedoms. However, because it is a private school, they have every right to do this.

 

My thoughts as well. Completely against it if it's a public school, but private schools can do what they want.

If it weren't at a private school, I might be more willing to agree that it violates their freedoms. However, because it is a private school, they have every right to do this.

 

I agree, Public School, don't even think about it, Private School, do your thing and switch girl.

Global random testing is against the law in KY public schools.

 

Mason County is considering it for students involved with extracurricular activities. Problem with that is - those students generally aren't the ones we should be worrying about.