Re: dad campaigns to stop school drug testing

Guido Marx wrote:
> 
> "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
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Very true. I've heard kids say that.
Steve