illegal drugs on school property.” Adolescence who abuse substances are at risk of long- term impairment of cognitive ability and memory‚ lack of motivation and self –discipline‚ and have reduced school attendance. (American Academy of Pediatrics‚ 2007) While some professional organizations may disagree with randomly drug testing students‚ some schools who have adopted student drug testing are hoping it will serve as a deterrent and give students a reason to resist peer pressure to take drugs‚ a reason
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Drug Testing in Schools Normal everyday school: suffocating smoke coming from the restroom‚ trading money for “goods” at lunch‚ and popping pills before fourth block. There are illegal drugs present in most schools‚ readily available to students. A drug test will test for any illicit drugs a student might have taken. There can be random or mandatory testing in schools if a policy is adopted. Unfortunately‚ most schools do not have a drug testing policy. More drug testing in schools would diminish
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Drug Tests for Middle Schools? Imagine a country where kids and adults are always zoned out or woozy. Every time you talk‚ they can’t “hear” you can and their frustration levels rise quickly. Quickly will be adults soon and must stay “clean” to lead the future of this country down a good path. “By 8th grade: 16.5% have used marijuana” (Teenage Drug Use). Although students may switch to less detectable drugs that are more harmful‚ middle schools should have drug tests‚ because drug tests discourage
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Many of people don’t know about random drug testing for students in high school. There are many good things that come from randomly drug testing students. Random drug testing should be allowed for students in high school because it gives students a reason to not do drugs‚ it catches students that are doing drugs and it can help drug users get back on track in life. Randomly drug testing students is a good idea because it not only helps students that do drugs but it also saves the people around them
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Utilitarianism Utilitarianism the ethical doctrine of the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the criterion of the virtue of action. The principle that utilitarianism use in making moral decisions is a form of moral hedonism; that people should seek pleasure and avoid pain. Utilitarianism seeks to produce the greatest good for the greatest number. But‚ the problem is in determining what the greatest good is. Utilitarian define the “good” as good is what equates pleasure and reduces
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CURRENT ISSUES AND ENDURING QUESTIONS SORROUNDING MANDATORY DRUG TESTING AT SCHOOLS AND WORKPLACES Introduction Over the past several decades‚ mandatory drug testing policies at workplaces and schools has become more prevalent than ever. Although some people may view this as having only beneficial results‚ not everyone agrees‚ and some view this process as an ethical dilemma. As with many ethical dilemmas‚ there is a vast array of opinions held by individuals. The purpose of this
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"Drugs‚ Alcohol‚ and Tobacco Testing" The procedure of testing student for drugs‚ alcohol and tobacco before every school day should be allowed. The fact that the subject of drug testing has even been brought up is a sign that illegal substances have become troublesome in high school environments. Therefore‚ school officials should be allowed to use any means necessary to discourage the use of these illegal substances‚ even if it means that the school officials could become dangerously close to
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ARGUMENT ESSAY RANDOM DRUG TESTING Drug abuse has always been a very delicate question as it always it deals with the health‚ well-being and even lives of human beings belonging to any country. Many people have argued that mandatory drug testing is a violation of their civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The Fourth Amendment grants you the right against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ otherwise known as a person’s right to privacy. However‚ employers have the right to know whether
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Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is a philosophical theory that believes that right thing to do comes from a measurement of the amount of pleasure over the amount of pain‚ and decides that the right thing to do results in what will be the greatest pleasure for the majority of the group. In other words by calculating happiness you will be able to decide what the right thing to do is as long as it is right for the majority of the people. This seems as if it will only help the people that agree on the
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Utilitarian and Deontological Theory Drug Testing ETH 501 TUI University Abstract Drug testing is becoming a standard practice is the workplace. Companies are finding that by conducting random drug testing of their employees it amounts to huge long term savings for the company. There are several benefits for companies that conduct drug testing. Companies have a legal obligation to ensure a safe work environment to all employees‚ and implementation of drug testing assures this. The utilitarian would
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