“We’re hoping that the students if they’re at say a party or someone’s house or just hanging out somewhere, that they’ll say ‘I don’t want to get involved in drinking or using any drug because tomorrow could be a drug testing day.’”See, this is all about control. You don't want to deter kids from doing drugs by showing them how it could ruin their lives and harm their health and mental capacity. No, that would be ridiculous. Kids shouldn't do drugs because tomorrow could be a drug testing day. Please.
As I have said before, I think drugs should be legal. As a somewhat rebellious and experimental teenager, I dabbled in some drugs as I believe many other teenagers did. I didn't abstain from harder drugs because they were illegal, I abstained because I was scared of what drugs like cocaine or heroin would do to me and my mind. And in my case, I was much more frightened of my parents than I was of any government rules.
I can't imagine being a parent in this New Jersey town and having to submit my child to drug testing against my will. Where does it end? We need to decide who is ultimately responsible for the raising of our children -- us or the government? Unfortunately, I feel like the wrong answer has already been given in too many places and it will be very difficult to now change course.
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