Parents should take place of drug testing
I read the topic of school drug testing with mixed feelings. Both writers had good points. But the one that stands out the most is the one written by James Clark.
I, too, am not in favor of drug testing in the public schools. Why? You are wasting a lot of dollars to just test kids in the sports area. True, it’s important, that all kids realize that drugs can be very dangerous. But what do you do when a school system tests, time after time, and finds nothing.
Parents have the responsibility of making sure their son/daughter doesn’t use drugs. If parents teach them to say “no” and to do the right thing, why keep testing in public schools? To me that’s a waste of taxpayers’ money. Mr. Clark said it best, leave the testing in the hands of mom and dad, not the school board or the school system.
For me, big school systems which waste money, like drug tests, will looking down the barrel of an empty account and wonder where the money has gone, I have a son who won’t be ready for high school till 18 more years. I am going to do my part to educate him on the dangers of drugs. If we all do this, you won’t need testing in the public schools.
Sincerely,
James L. Anthony
117 Hennessee Ave.
Morrison