Lewisville Introduces School Drug Testing
Lewisville Independent School District drug testing program will begin on April 14 with a pool of students drawn from 80 percent of the school population. The students will be drawn from sStudents who are part of an extracurricular activity such as sports, band, and debate teams; students that have parking permits; and students that voluntarily participate in testing. Some 75 students will be tested each week for drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, prescription painkillers or opiates, PCP, sedatives, and stimulants. Students will be requested to provide a urine sample, with failure to provide after three hours counting as a refusal. The samples will be analyzed in a laboratory. If the student fails the test the parents will be called to see if there is a reason for the failure. Retesting costs $100, which will be refunded if the confirmation test is negative.
A first offense will result in a three week activity ban and three counseling sessions. A second offense will result in a six week activity ban, ADAPT program enrollment, and weekly drug testing. A third offence results in lost privileges for an entire calendar year, family counseling sessions, and a requirement to pass a drug test prior prior to reinstating any privileges.
The DaytaTree Team