September
2007
Should student in extracurricular activities be tested….
I think that students in extracurricular activities should be tested for drugs. Now, that I think of it, people try to be there best and when they think that they could be better then what they are now, they might take drugs. The take these drugs and they think they have become better at that extracurricular activity. If someone was on a soccer team and they think they can’t run fast enough for the team the would probably try to take a drug and they are better then who they were. Students should get tested because you don’t know what they are doing to get into these activities. It wouldn’t be fair to the team mates who are themselves and don’t take drugs who are competeing against those who take drugs and are winning with the whole drug thing kept as a secret.
I agree with you because this is the only way that we can tell weather students are drinking or not. It should be a little obvious before doing the test because if a student seems hesitant about having to do a drug test, then there is a possibility that they are on drugs. Even though it is mainly the parent’s responsibility to care for their children, the schools should do their part and test students for drugs. If a student is tested positive for a drug then they should not be able to partcipate in any after school activities for the remainder of the school year. I know this may seem a little harsh, but is for the sake of our students’ safety and it is the only way that we can make sure that students will not get addicted to drugs.