Is your Kid's Teacher Smoking Crack?
Written January 26th 2006
The Branson School Board has announced an aggressive policy regarding drug testing students. If my sources are correct, and they usually are, the school board is salivating over a new drug testing machine for Branson students.
The new drug testing machine and policy will include testing all students not just those that participate in sports.
Since the 1960's several teachers have recommended issuing Amphetamines to students who aren't paying enough attention in class . A study by Harvard proved the effects of these drugs parallel the brain damage caused by prolonged cocaine use. In other words, take a scan of your kids brain after feeding him Ritalin for 5 years and you'll have a hard time distinguishing it from someone who's been snorting coke for 5 years.
Another study by Harvard also found that rats do in fact like Cocaine. What if your child's teacher does too? As the Nixa school district recently found out – too bad. Drug testing, although ok for our children has been radically fought off by the teachers themselves. Working for the wages we as a society choose to pay teachers is suspicion enough to test any teacher.
Though drug testing of school bus drivers is allowed – teachers aren't. Perhaps, we need to start identifying children's brains as heavy equipment.
Maybe we ought to leave parenting to the parents and reserve drug testing for the administration we leave our children's minds and bodies to. If we tried it – I'm certain we'd learn a good lesson in civics.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Branson Parents - Is your kids teacher smoking crack?
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Drug Testing has been approved legal by the "Courts" for school athletes because the testing is voluntary, and not being forced on anyone, due to the fact that the student has the right to quit the sport, and sports isn't mandetory.
But, if it is used on students randomly, against their will, without probable cause, is a violation of our U.S.Constituional Right to be secure in our persons, and to be protected against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Random Drug Testing has been used in the workplace legally for years due to the fact that employees aren't being forced to work there, and can refuse the test.
Therefore, in conclusion, a random drug testing of a 'Law Mandated School Attendance' student is illegal, and rightfully so.
Thank you for your feedback.
Sure, work is voluntary - slippery slope-
We have teachers in the area that do drugs and can't wont get tested because they're protected.
It may be legal but it's a hideous lesson to teach our youngsters - welcome to public school please take down your pants....
The main issue drug testing for athletes (the start of the slope) was put into effect was to test for "roids." I understand steroids are not veing screened by the school district.
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