Re: dad campaigns to stop school drug testing

"Jenn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>  "R. Steve Walz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > 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
> > -----------------------------
> > 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!
> > Steve
>
>
> the purposeof the 'no child left behind act' as well as these drug
> programs is to push kids out of school and thus reduce cost

First they have to prove it is not a child but a mongrel.

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