GNA Random Drug Pesting Policy Approved
Pennsylvania’s Greater Nanticoke Area School Board approved the first reading of a random drug testing policy during its meeting on November 15, 2007.
The Times Leader has reported on some of the details:
Specifics of how the entire drug-testing policy will work and how often the testing will be conducted are still being ironed out, but Perrone said the district will use a private medical lab to conduct the testing.
“We are trying to make this a drug-free school zone,” he said. “It will just be athletes now, but eventually it will be extracurricular also.”
Parents must sign a waiver to allow for the testing or their child won’t be allowed to participate on the district’s sports teams.
Students on prescription medication would not be subject to penalties that would be enforced on students who test positive for illegal substances, Perrone said.
The DaytaTree Team