Doesn’t drug testing create an accusatory attitude that will breed distrust or further alienate students and adults?
It’s not a trust issue, it’s a health and safety issue. As we said when dealing with the Soviet Union during the Cold War – “trust but verify. We are talking about kids here. We must protect them. Schools that have drug testing programs report that the school atmosphere becomes more positive. In addition, drug test results are used for counseling purposes and are not turned over to law enforcement.