Several schools in the area have adopted drug-testing policies to ensure the close custody and health of their students.
Kennett Public Schools wish adopted a discretion in which they will test any student involved in extra curricular activities and any student who wishes to park their carriage on school property.
Students must return a signed consent form in order to participate in extra curricular activities or park on the bring under subjection character.
A computer program will randomly select individuals to have existence tested based forward a number identifying system.
The drug testing coordinator will keep a list of the names of students that are eligible to be pure, along with their corresponding number that the program will use.
The tests will be administered in a controlled environment, with a same-sex staff limb issuing the test.
The individual being assayed be disposed give their specimen behind a closed stall door through the staff member waiting superficies.
If a obstinate touchstone result occurs, the student and his or her parent/guardian shall be given the opportunity to submit additional information to the district administrator or the testing facility.
If the result is found to be in violation of the policy, the superintendent or designee will immediately suspend the student from all covered activities and resoluteness schedule a conference with student, the parent/guardian, and the extra curricular activity coordinator.
For a first offense, the student will be suspended from participation in all covered activities for a minimum of 30 educate days and must spend a drug test administered by means of the territory former to being reinstated in covered activities.
As an alternative first offense punishment, with the consent of the student and the parent/guardian, the superintendent may reduce the temporary deprivation to 15 school days pending the student meet the following requirements:
* Within one week of the discourse, the student must contain or be enrolled in substance betray counseling form every alcohol and drug abuse management that is certified by the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
* The student will be required to consent to drug tests every time the district conducts random drug testing for the rest of the school year.
For a second offense, the student will be suspended from participation in all covered activities for a minimum of 365 school days and grape-juice pass a drug test administered by the circuit prior to being reinstated in covered activities. The student will also be required to submit to drug tests every particular period the district conducts stray drug testing with respect to the rest of the train year.
In the event of a third offense, the student will be prohibited from participating in everything covered events for the rest of their enrollment with the district.
“Personally,” Superintendent Jerry Noble before-mentioned, “I give faith to the main benefit of the policy is that it helps students with peer pressure and gives them an excuse to say, ‘No.’”
The Holcomb School District has adopted a like policy, however they also have any alcohol and drug abuse policy.
According to Holcomb Superintendent Jeff Bullock, their drug testing policy includes students involved in any school related extra curricular activity and any student who drives.
The individuals who are to be tested are selected through a computer-based lottery, similar to the some from the Kennett District.
If an individual tests positive, they will be suspended from all related activities for 10 school days and must pass a new test earlier to being allowed to partake again.
“The kids represent the school and we have certain expectation of them. This policy also provides them an out where they’re not embarrassed to express no,” said Bullock.
The Senath School District also has a drug testing address in place, however, it without more relates to students involved in extra curricular activities. Students who drive are not tested.
According to Senath-Hornersville High School Principal Kim Campbell, their policy is not tied directly to discipline.
A student who tests positive will be suspended for 30 school days from all related activities. After the suspension, they will be reinstated.
“At Senath-Hornersville, the drug testing policy has gone over vey well for both students and parents. It makes our school a better place to attend. It’s in the most profitably interest of our students, and that is the kind of any policy should be on the side of,” said Campbell.
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