TOWN OF MERTON - Arrowhead School Board members Wednesday approved a
policy that calls for students involved in any extracurricular activity
that includes performances or competitions to be eligible for random drug
testing throughout their high school career, whether or not they are
participating in an activity at the time the test is administered.
"Once they sign that (release) form, they’re basically on the
hook for it," said Robert Rosch, school board vice president.
The board approved the policy by a vote of 8-1, with longtime school
board member Judie Ristow opposing the motion.
According to the policy procedure, set to take effect at the start of
the 2008-09 school year, the district will test for the presence of
certain substances which may include, but are not limited to,
"alcohol, metabolites of nicotine, marijuana, opiates, cocaine,
amphetamines, phencyclidine (PCP), or any other substance which is defined
as a controlled substance" by the state’s Uniform Controlled
Substance Act.
