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Submitted by The Fire Inside on Sat, 02/04/2006 - 9:27am.
The school directly mentioned in the article is private so, unfortunately for the students, that's life. This (drug testing) is creeping into the public school system, though.

Like Christian Brothers, schools around the nation have been trying to determine what's helpful and what's over the line when it comes to testing children for drugs.

There's a move in many public schools to test athletes or students involved in extracurricular activities. Schools testing for steroids are on the rise. There are voluntary programs for middle schoolers who have agreed to stay drug free.

The Grapevine-Colleyville public school district in Texas, with about 4,500 students at its two high schools, has started random testing for students in competitive extracurricular activities.

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I even think it's garbage (though backed by the Supreme Court) that those participating in extracurricular activities are being randomly targeted.

If I were a student, I would show up to the next school board meeting asking why they're not testing their teachers.

I'd be willing to bet you'll find a few positives.

You want an example of facism? It's called the public education system.

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