I and my child have nothing to hide, but we also have nothing to prove. why should my honor roll kid who plays in the band, made the all-state band, and tutors other kids 1 morning a week have to prove she is not on drugs, I would think her accomplishments speak for themselves. Next they will come out and say "well, just to be sure let us search your house, hey if you have nothing to hide you won't mind and since you might have it in your car we need to search that everytime you leave your house. Where does all this end?

I need to explain the SAD comment. I mean it is sad that we live today in a society where both spouses AND their children sometimes have to work. In those cases, communication between parent/child may not be as great, or as often, as we like it to be.

If your argument is that since the school sees the child more than the parent does then maybe they should have had a dog instead.

It is SAD that people have children and expect others to raise them.

There is nothing to prevent a parent from testing their own child if they suspect any kind of substance abuse other than common sense and a complete lack of responsibility.

I guess these same people paid someone else to change the diapers too.

I wasn't aware that in todays society it was acceptable to contract out the raising of someones child to a third party.

Money sure does buy happiness.

I believe you are wrong and disagree that drug testing won't discourage drug use in the schools. Peer pressure is a huge reason lots of kids try it for the first time. This gives them an out. Start this FCBOE, right away. Stops kids from getting hooked on drugs. Done in the proper environment, drug testing is extremely accurate. I happen to be involved in an environment that tests for drugs and the average student will find it easier to say no to drugs than to go to the trouble of trying to find ways to beat the system.

Perhaps drug testing under ideal circumstances is accurate, but testing under these circumstances could hardly be dubbed so. If you'd like, I, someone who has never used an illegal substance in his life, can tell you a number of ways to pass almost any drug test after the use of almost any drug. It's not a matter of beating the system. This is common knowledge.

While peer pressure does play a large role in drug use, I fail to see how this test will reduce the pressure to try illicit substances. Testing may increase fear of punishment, but not reduce insecurities or a need for acceptance by peers. Motivation by fear is temporary and fleeting.

As for encrouaging parental involvement to dissuade drug use, many parents choose to ignore their children's addictions and the results of this drug test will not convince those in denial or the apathetic.

They also have a criminal background check.

Yes, I'm paying the county tax dollars to educate your kids - I don't have any and I get no exemption for that. Privacy my butt - We'll test your kids for drug use and toss them out of school if they are on something. No tolerance at all. Then you can figure out a way to educate your little brat on your own dime - after the detox, that is.

When you are getting a free ride on public education, you might want to play by the rules and respect others. Privacy - you fool. You are part of why this country is going down the tubes.

Many of us are subjected to drug testing at our place of employment - wouldn't it be nice to be the first county / state to require all recipients of our hard working tax dollars to be drug tested? I'm talking about the individuals and families that are living on government programs (food stamps / unemployment / housing / medical etc etc)? My tax dollars are drug tested at the point of earnings by my employer but not at the point of distribution by the government? Don't we have a right to ensure our hard earned drug tested tax dollars are going to be received by individuals and families that are free of drugs? Fair is fair --- Just a thought

Where's my free ride? I was paying school taxes long before I had a kid and will be paying them long after she has left school.

Nicely put Mr. Morgan! Going to throw them out if they dont pass huh? It stated very clearly that they WERE NOT going to involve police or throw the kids out of school. I guess you will compain that you have to pay for the counseling we will have to attend if they dont pass also? Why exactly am i part of why this country is going dow the tubes??? Because I oppose the drug testing? Good one Bob. Be for real

... to educate a child here.

Your property taxes are much less than that (in case you have not noticed) and the portion used for school tax is even less.

In other words, the largest single tax loss is the expense of educating your children. The more kids you have, the more your family costs the community. Three kids cost taxpayers over $22,000 per year x 13 years or more than $286,000.

So, you are not going to let them be drug tested, and you are going to tell them to bite? Well, then I guess they won't drive a car to school, they will ride the bus. And, I guess instead of playing extra-curriculars you can just let them roam the cart paths with the rest of the hooligans. Hey - works for me buddy.

Maybe you would be more comfortable homeschooling?! Oh wait,.... that would require some effort on your part, wouldn't it???!