Re: dad campaigns to stop school drug testing

"R. Steve Walz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Pete nospam Zakel wrote:
> > 
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Guido Marx) writes:
> > 
> > >No doubt a similar number of these people would have been in favor of
> > >loyalty oaths.  The father of this girl is teaching her an invaluable
> > >lesson.  Stand up for your rights - don't just lie down and accept
> > >something that is wrong because a lot of other people think it's cool.
> > 
> > Also this is a simplistic solution to the perceived problem that actually
> > has the unintended consequence of further alienating a child who may
> > experiment and thus possibly driving the child to more serious drug use.
> > 
> > Much better to reward children who want to participate in extracurricular
> > activities by NOT testing them and only keeping them from engaging in the
> > activities if they show up actually impaired -- and allowing them back as
> > soon as they are not obviously impaired.
> > 
> > The carrot works much better than the stick.
> > 
> > -Pete Zakel
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> Yup.
> Testing does NOT indicate "showing up impaired", it shows residue 
> from weeks previous isolated use and does NOT indicate current state.
> 
> What testing DOES do is instigate HUGE increases in the dropout rate
> everywhere it's been tried, even where they DON'T suspend students. 
> 
> THAT'S the dirty little secret they don't want to tell you. We need 
> MORE kids in school in ANY condition AT ALL, thanks!

I would guess that one of the primary effects of drug testing would be
to cause kids to use drugs like alcohol and amphetamines rather than
marijuana.  Alcohol or amphetamines will be out of your system and
undetectable Monday morning after a weekend of partying - marijuana
metabolites OTOH, will hang around for a couple of weeks.

Kids aren't stupid - they know this.

Guido