DrUg TeStInG

Many schools feel that the students that play sports are the leaders in their schools and should have to take a drug test to be eligible to play sports. The schools do not want drug users on high school sports teams because in many cases, students on the teams are the ones that are looked up to in their schools and are supposed to set the example for others. Drug use by people playing sports also has very serious health consequences on and off the playing field. The teachers noticed a sharp rise in students' drug use in the late 1980s and in disciplinary problems. The school tried to teach the dangers of drugs by bringing in speakers with anti-drug messages and offered special drug deterrence classes. Local police brought in special drug sniffing dogs to detect drugs and the problems still existed. The students in the school were very unhappy with the suspicion of drug use and began to rebel. They caused trouble in classrooms and administration blamed it on drug use. The teache...