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Drug Testing in Schools
Mandatory drug testing in schools is not a good idea. There are a few reasons why I believe that drug testing does more harm than good when it comes to keeping drugs out of schools. One reason is that it is humiliating for students; another is that it can discourage students from participating in extracurricular activities that require a drug test in order to join. Also, it raises the questions whether the cost of doing these tests would out way the benefits and are these tests really accurate?
Drug testing for students is not only humiliating for them, but it also discourages them from participating in extracurricular activities. There have been studies shown that these tests do not catch all the students who use drugs. Students may not sign up for extracurricular activities knowing they would be taking a risk of being caught with drugs in their system. Parents may not want there kids to be tested for drugs in fear that the test may be wrong and label......

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