Friday, October 7, 2011

Urine, who gives?

In my opinion I don't really think that this should be that big of a deal. I think that the School District had a very legitimate reason to want to test students for drugs. Refering back to the case of Morse v. Frederick the school has a right to be concerned about and prevent student drug use. By iplementing this policy the hope is that more students will refrain from drug use. And, for those students that are found to be using drugs, they will recieve assistance. Who can argue with such a policy? As for comments about a lack of priviacy, I think they are not important. Every day someone decides to go to the bathroom, chances are that someone is in the stall next to them, therfore it shouldn't be a problem for them to have to produce a sample with an observer listening. The court agrees and said " we conclude that the invasion of students' privacy is not significant." The school's desire to ensure students are healthy and drug free certianly outweights any of the negatives or discomfort that may be caused to some students.

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