Drug Testing In High Schools

Matt, a high school football player, was scheduled to play linebacker in a Friday night game, but a few days before Matt was hanging out at his buddies and started smoking marijuana. Thursday, before the game, Matt was chosen to take a drug test. His coach approached him saying Matt could not play because the test proved that he had marijuana in his system - a depressant that the school had banned. Families, friends, and …

…Schools need to weigh their options before they introduce a drug-testing program. There will be many steps to consider if schools decide to introduce drug-testing to students. Schools play a positive role in ensuring the student drug users receive appropriate attention. It is clear that drug-testing in high school athletics evokes many social, ethical and legal issues. Drug-testing should be allowed in high schools because keeping the students safe and healthy is an important factor.