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Anna W. Thomas – William & Mary Educational Review, 2013
Over the past several decades, mandatory random student drug testing (MRSDT) has emerged as a form of genuine high-stakes testing. Embroiled in litigation and controversies, stakeholders have been searching for a balance between ensuring rights and maintaining the safety and wellbeing of students. Historical elements to the question of allowing…
Descriptors: Students, Public Schools, Public Colleges, Drug Use Testing
Steketee, Amy M. – District Administration, 2012
The nature of school security has changed dramatically over the last decade. Schools employ various measures, from metal detectors to identification badges to drug testing, to promote the safety and security of staff and students. One of the increasingly prevalent measures is the use of security cameras. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education…
Descriptors: School Security, School Districts, School Administration, Central Office Administrators
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Werner, T. C.; Hatton, Caroline K. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
The "cat-and-mouse game" between those who enable athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and those who try to detect such use provides a wealth of interesting examples for the undergraduate chemistry and biochemistry classroom. In this article, we focus on several commonly used PEDs, including amphetamine, anabolic steroids,…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Athletes, Biochemistry, Drug Use Testing
Russo, Charles J. – School Business Affairs, 2009
Maintaining a safe, orderly learning environment is a significant challenge for education leaders, especially when students insist on bringing alcohol, weapons, and drugs into schools. To compound that challenge, educators who wish to uncover contraband must do so within the confines of the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Safety, Student Rights, Privacy
Brady, Lisa A. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2008
Today, there is a collective national awareness that an unacceptable number of teens are involved in the use of dangerous drugs such as methamphetamine, ecstasy, and heroin, and they have access to high-grade marijuana. Alcohol use, even more pervasive, results in risky sexual behaviors, automobile accidents, and even death. To the dismay of many…
Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, Testing Programs, High Schools, Drinking
Brady, Lisa A. – School Administrator, 2008
With 10 years of experience leading schools through random drug testing programs, the author, a superintendent, is convinced she's on the right track. At Hunterdon Central Regional High School District in Flemington, New Jersey, a school where she works as a superintendent, the author relates that they have seen a significant and well-documented…
Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, Testing Programs, High Schools, Drinking
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Davis, Bebi – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2007
Because of a proposed policy, public school teachers in Hawaii are facing the possibility of being randomly tested for illegal drugs. Random drug testing has many implications and its impact is questionable. In this article, the author scrutinizes the controversial drug-testing policy for both troubling and promising aspects and how educators may…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Public Schools, Public School Teachers, Privacy
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Hasan, Shawn; Bromfield-Lee, Deborah; Oliver-Hoyo, Maria T.; Cintron-Maldonado, Jose A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
This forensic chemistry activity utilizes presumptive forensic testing procedures and laboratory chemicals that produce screening results similar to controlled substances. For obvious reasons, obtaining heavily regulated controlled substances to create an undergraduate student activity is not practical for most educational institutions. We were…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Persuasive Discourse, Narcotics, Science Instruction
Brady, Lisa – American School Board Journal, 2003
Describes a successful random drug-testing program for athletes and students involved in school-sponsored activities at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, New Jersey. Urges all high schools to implement a random drug-testing program. (PKP)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Drug Use Testing, High Schools
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Anderson, Craig – Journal of Chemical Education, 2005
The majority of drug testings are first done with some kind of qualitative presumptive tests. After the qualitative presumptive tests are performed, a confirmatory test is necessary which demonstrates to the students the rigor needed to conclusively identify a substance.
Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, Identification, Audits (Verification), Science Education
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Cunniff, Judith; Cunniff, Daniel T.; Kay, Kenneth D. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2008
There is a drug crisis in the United States that is growing at an alarming rate. Its participants work in our businesses, government agencies, and schools. California leads the nation in drug use and until recently, Fresno County was the leader in methamphetamine production. This drug crisis is having a paralyzing effect causing loss of income,…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Stimulants, Social Problems, Prevention
Lindsay, Drew – Teacher Magazine, 2000
Presents the story of a talented teacher who was fired after a marijuana joint was discovered in her car, though she denied it was hers. She refused to submit to urinalysis and spent years unsuccessfully battling the decision in court, searching for satisfying work, and facing prejudice in job situations. (SM)
Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, Marijuana, Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers
DuPont Robert L. – American School Board Journal, 2003
Describes eight suggestions for implementing a drug-testing program based on study of nine successful programs: Stress student health and safety, make it part of comprehensive education and prevention program, get it in writing, protect student privacy, focus on prevention, not punishment, involve parents and community from the start, evaluate and…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Drug Use Testing, Elementary School Students, Prevention
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Lyublinskaya, Irina E. – Mathematics Teacher, 2005
This article offers an engaging student activity that allows them to make a connection between seemingly different topics of drug testing procedure, logistic model, and iterations.
Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics
Hardy, Lawrence – American School Board Journal, 2003
States that schools should think twice before adopting a random drug-testing program for students involved in extracurricular activities even though the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in "Board of Education v. Earls" upheld its constitutionality. Briefly describes dissenting opinions in "Earls" and opposition to drug testing…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Drug Use Testing, Elementary School Students, Extracurricular Activities
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