MILLSTONE - Approximately 85 percent of Allentown High School students will fall enthrall to random drug testing starting in the go astray.
The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education voted on June 18 to implement a random drug testing policy that applies to all high school students that participate in athletics, extracurricular and cocurricular activities, be seized of a school parking give permission to or elect to participate in the program with parental consent. Those students who do not provide the school tract with a signed consent form for the testing be disposed not be able to participate in the aforementioned activities.
Board member Joseph Calvitti abstained from the final vote on the issue, while all other provision members voted to approve the policy.
Allentown High School Principal Chris Nagy said the new astuteness meets the criteria established by the Office of National Drug Control Policy for such policies. He said the policy is nonpunitive, has community buy-in and focuses on the safety and well-being of students by aiming to withhold drug and pure spirit use. He said the policy connects parents with counseling and other resources.
Parent Bruce Novozinsky said, “If the policy saves a life or limb, I don’t care grant that people are offended by it.”
He said such a policy protects all students who defect to stay drug free and feel safe in their school.
Christine Cadigan, who works in the school district, said she often hears students in the halls discussing their alcohol and drug use.
“This is a great way as being kids to say no,” she said of the policy.
Parent Carol O’Connor said the reprove district should get betwixt kids and drugs any way it can.
“It’s a matter of life and death,” she said. “I’m for this policy and I hope you have the courage to pass it.”
Allentown High School Student Assistance Counselor Rick Rivera said, “Too many kids believe today that taking drugs is a normal member of their lives. We lost sum of two units students two years ago and we don’privately want to lose more. The last three years things have gotten worse and we really extremity to do something.”
Other parents and members of the Students Morally Against Random Testing (SMART) group spoke against the policy.
Parent Kathleen Covitz said she feels 13-year-old students are too young to subject to random testing. She also said the policy may make high school students feel offended and not trustworthy.
Parent Kathy Wolden said students should not have existence judged found in guilt until they are proven innocent.
Parent Tom Paladino said the school district’s current mix with drugs policy, which calls for the testing of students suspected of using, seems to have existence working. He said last year 27 students suspected of using were sent for testing, of which 10 tested express. He said Hunterdon Central High School, that has implemented random drug testing, sent 500 students for testing last year, of which four assayed positive.
“That’s less than 1 percent,” he said. “It’s a waste of money and a waste of time to do wandering tests. Leave the policing up to the parents and law enforcement.”
Matthew Dallas, who just graduated from the high school, asked the table why it didn’face to face poll students or the community about establishing such a policy.
Calvitti said he abstained from the vote since he morally believes the school district needs to do a part about Allentown High School “where the kids are high too.” However, he said most of his constituents came audibly to match the policy and he feels punishment for student physic use should be left in the hands of parents.
Laura Dreifus, the Millstone provision member, said the majority of the Millstone Board of Education is in favor of such a policy.
Board member Chris Shaw said he supports the policy because he believes it has the power to save a life.
Board member Howard Kreiger said he could see the one and the other sides of the upshot.
“It doesn’t sense what the constituents say, we’re elected to do what we be of opinion is right,” he said.
Board President Joseph Stampe said he has received in greater numbers phone calls and e-mails relating to the policy than a single one other issue.
“People are saying, ‘Don’t back down’ and ‘Do what’session best for my kid sitting in class next to the kids using drugs,’” he said.
Sophomore Erinn Benedict declared even though she is morally opposed to the policy, she will have to comply with it in order to participate in the extracurricular activities necessary for applying to college. She said such testing is degrading to menstruating students and those with medical issues. She also had concerns about tarnish.
“It’session a small school and things get around pretty fast,” Benedict said. “Once a bookish man is pulled from each extracurricular activity, it’s going to be pretty obvious to everyone what happened.”
Sophomore Amber McGarvey related she will comply with the testing because she is dedicated to field hockey, but believes the school district should have to establish a reason to drug-test students.
Sophomore Alex Williams said he will also likely consent to the testing.
“I am not against it entirely,” he said. “I’m against the way they’re doing it on this account that it should be nonpunitive.”
Responses for positive trial tools and materials vary according to the number of infractions a student has had. For each infraction, a student falls bring into being subservient to counseling sessions with the student assistance coordinator. While a first breaking is nonpunitive, second and third infractions result in students being suspended from sports/activities/parking and any Board of Education sponsored activities.
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