Random Drug testing performed in schools is a major topic up for debate. The act of performing random drug testing is simply randomly picking out individuals and screening them for drug use or other illegal substance use. There are two sides to the issue and each one has their own individual pros and cons. Here we can observe the various techniques that each side uses present to support their argument in order to convince the differing audiences to veer in their direction. Numerous sources are gathered to articulate the data of which is presented to the audience. Although the world has varying opinions on the actions of random drug testing being helpful in schools, it provides both equally negative and positive impacts on schools it is implemented in.
In the Eyes of the Law When a government funded school, or even private school, encounters measures that could potentially be an infringement of privacy on the students and their parents, the majority will turn to The Constitution. Here they see their rights to privacy, an implied “other” right in the ninth
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Therefore this makes for a way to test students for illicit drug and alcohol use. Problems arise with this strategy of testing. Stated by Gerada, Clare, and Eilish Gilvarry, testing sweat is more expensive than many of the other methods, simply due to the fact that it requires specialist laboratory services in order to analyze the sample. It can also be contaminated by passive exposure. Urine testing is the lowest cost with a price ranging from 14-30 US dollars, per test. That is the base cost but can rise when confirmatory tests are conducted. After considering the cost per test and taking that into account with the amount of students being tested, the price becomes overwhelming for schools. Just one school district located in the US, which only detected a total of 11 students who tested positive had expenses amounting to 35,000 US