<p>Okay. Simple question:</p>
<p>"Shoud students involved in extra curricular activities like sports, band, etc. be tested for drug use to be eligible for those activities?</p>
<p>If possible, put a "why or why not" next to your answer. Thank you!</p>
<p>No.... drug use can't be used as a restirctive measure to prevent people from participation. That's invasion of privacy to test students for drugs in order for them to participate. However, I don't see problems with kicking people off of sports or clubs if they are caught using.</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>It should be an innocent until proven guilty situation. If they have reasonable suspicion, test the person with the permission of their parents I think. If the parents say no and you're still suspicious, call the cops because maybe you're right if it's that deep.</p>
<p>People shouldn't just randomly be tested though, that would be kind of an insult to me. If I was pulled aside to be tested for drugs with the rest of my friends in an extracurricular activity I would be very angry.</p>
<p>drug use meaning steroids?
it you mean steroids then they should do drig testing because it is an unfair.</p>
<p>YES
As an old fogey adult I am seeing too many kids that think it's OK to use alcohol and drugs as long as you don't get caught. IMHO a little drug testing would act as a preventative to keep the kids on the straight and narrow. </p>
<p>And if ALL kids have to be tested to participate ... then it's not random and insulting.</p>
<p>I think that they should be tested. It seems that it would really make a difference. However, I don't think it should be done very often because that may deter them from participating in the activity.</p>
<p>"Shoud students involved in extra curricular activities like sports, band, etc. be tested for drug use to be eligible for those activities?"</p>
<p>Depends on what ex.curr. they're involved in. As was said "I don't see problems with kicking people off of sports or clubs if they are caught using."</p>
<p>Yes
We had a bit of a drug use scandal with marching band. I was the drum major, and it was a headache and a half. Schools shouldn't have to deal with problems like that.</p>
<p>No</p>
<p>My choice to use drugs is a personal choice. The school should require me to waive my constitional rights regarding searches as a condition for my participation in a government sponsord activity.</p>
<p>I agree with Paraiso- Yes, but it ultimately depends on what ex curr activity it is. It's kind of ridiculous to suspect people in like chess club using steroids. just my two cents, though.</p>
<p>No, just because there's a possibility doesn't mean the school needs to screen everybody involved in extra curricular activities. Unless the school has suspicion of a particular case, students should not be tested at all.</p>
<p>YES</p>
<p>Because...
From a legal standpoint, high school kids are not legally allowed to drink, smoke, etc. anyway.</p>
<p>From an ethical standpoint, drugs tend to do more harm than good. Drug testing could reduce the number of students that do drugs (or also reduce the number of students that participate in ECs).</p>
<p>YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Don't test them for drugs, and look at what happens! Eventually, they will probably become huge sport stars who can break the law by using illegal drugs because they are sooo famous. With steroids, they send out a bad signal to kids. In the end, it will catch up with them with very serious consequences. People need to learn early in life that the use of steroids or illegal substances never pays off in the long run.</p>
<p>No</p>
<p>Even if they are using drugs, it is not the school/organization's role to invade a student's privacy and determine their privileges based on the finding. If the school has previously received a waiver of a student's right to privacy in a case like this, then a drug test would be permissable. However, even if the test is positive, I don't think the school should be allowed to prevent the student from participation because of a personal choice. Now, if the drugs are having an effect on the group as a whole, that's a different matter.</p>
<p>Yes 'cause it's probably illegal?</p>
<p>Yes</p>
<p>Too many people do drugs.</p>
<p>No - drug use is a personal choice. We do not test for other illegal activities, ie. cheating on taxes, speeding, stealing. Why should we unfairly prosecute one group of offenders when the other members of the ec could be guilty of the other crimes. Alcohol also doesnt show up under the tests, so thats another group that gets away.</p>
<p>No-as long as the drug use will not affect anyone else but the user directly (ie killings resulting from impaired abilities to reason while driving). Doing so begins to violate the whole issue of unwarranted search and can lead to profiling.</p>
<p>If the school has a problem, I see no problem with it setting standards for participation. Most set academic eligibility standards; drug testing could just be another standard.</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>Only individually for kids that have records for that sort of thing.</p>