The Importance Of Student Drug Testing In Schools

Student drug testing has been implemented in many schools in America and slowly continues to affect more and more children. The idea seems effective; however, various studies show otherwise. In order to stop the epidemic of drug abuse amongst students, there needs to be new and improved ways of doing so. Drug testing has not been effective and causes underlying issues that need to be addressed. These tests are invasive, expensive, and counterproductive. If schools began to use the funds for more useful and practical activities such as education programs for students, parents, and teachers it could make an immense difference. This topic is important due to the cruciality of this issue in the school systems today. Student drug abuse is frightening

Therefore, I believe my knowledge on the topic and ideas to fix it is justified. While doing an array of other projects on the misuse of drugs, I have learned that statistics show that students do not decrease their drug usage because of screenings. They simply begin to feel targeted and that they are guilty before proven innocent. With that being said, students become afraid to be removed from their extracurricular which then leads to very dangerous drug experimenting and binge drinking. Teenagers will find ways around passing the tests and would benefit more from realistic, informative activities. Also, teachers and coaches can be a great mentor to confide in and taking this away from a child can lead to more serious issues. Something I realized while researching is that the students with the highest likeliness to abuse drugs are often not even tested. This can make these students feel alone and as if their issues do not matter. I feel the knowledge I have about this topic is dense and properly defends my stance on the change needed. However, more sound information about better methods of ending drug abuse would be extremely beneficial for my argument. As well as possible comments and or interviews by students in which they would explain what would help to better themselves and their peers. For the counter- argument and to better

Many believe that punishment makes positive changes, but studies show otherwise. This topic is debatable because of the large following of parents and staff to remove students from sports and other activities that are under the influence. Drug abuse should never be taken lightly, a new attempt at decreasing the dilemma can make differences for parents, staff, and