new laws and social media. Others would argue quite the opposite. The argument of random drug testing in schools is a modern day idea that can solve many problems‚ but can also create problems too. Both sides of the argument bring up many valid points‚ all of which are from credible sources. Whether they think random drug testing in schools is harmful to students’ rights or that the benefits of drug testing outweigh the preferred privacy of the students‚ the articles present reliable evidence that
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For countless years‚ students have been drug tested‚ while teachers remain un-involved. Although teachers can request at any time that a student get drug tested‚ students are unable to request for teachers to be tested. People may believe that a teacher should not be tested‚ but they have just as much access‚ if not more‚ to drugs as students do. Therefore; drug testing should be required for teachers. Besides the biological parents‚ teachers have a powerful influence over students. If a person is
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Final Draft of Argument Essay I think professional athletes should have to take drug test‚ for the sake of the sport that they play and those who look up to them as a role model. If they didn’t have to‚ it would make the game unfair and may draw attention away from the game because using illegal drugs to enhance your performance is cheating. So many children and teenagers look up to athletes and idol them. As a professional athlete‚ they should set a good example and be a role model. If professional
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public assistance applicants should be required to take a mandatory drug test before they can qualify to receive any form of public assistance. Drug tests can detect a number of different illegal substances like‚ marijuana‚ steroids‚ amphetamines‚ cocaine‚ PCP‚ and opiates. “More than 22 million Americans age 12 and older - nearly 9% of the U.S. population - use illegal drugs‚ according to the government’s 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health”(CNN). One should never feel they are entitled to
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Random Drug Testing Random drug testing is an epidemic that the whole United States of America is facing as a nation. Now in order to get a job some companies make upcoming employees go for a drug test to check for any illegal drugs in that persons system. This is a major trend for most schools now and for a lot of business owners. For example north warren regional high school has a random drug testing policy at this very moment. 1995‚ the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Vernonia
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Drug use in school athletics has become a substantial problem in today’s society. With the rising pressure to succeed and the high level intensity in athletics‚ it does not come to a surprise that so many student–athletes are giving in to drugs. Many schools that are faced with drug use are turning to mandatory drug tests for student-athletes; however mandatory drug tests are a violation of the Fourth Amendment‚ the Fifth Amendment and drug testing reverses the legal principle of innocent until
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Drug testing in the workplace became legal when President Reagan signed "Executive Order 12564 -- Drug-free Federal workplace". In turn‚ that spawned the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. Although both apply only to the workplaces of Federal employers and Federal contractors and grantees‚ private-sector employers immediately followed the government ’s lead because they legally could. However‚ there is much controversy over the legality of drug testing in the workplace‚ especially the legality of random
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT UNIT VIII – CASE STUDY 16-1 The Case For And Against Drug Testing Columbia Southern University Professor: Ph.D. Chizoba Madueke (Dr. Zee) Student: Chi H. Nguyen Student # 217505 Drug Problems As per Nationwide Medical Review (n.d.)‚ drug users in United States are not specific case of unemployed people but‚ at the matter of facts‚ drug users can be anyone from a politician‚ a business owner‚ a doctor‚ a professor‚ and a student‚ to the kind-hearted neighbors. It
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and Gentlemen Today’s motion is school students should face a mandatory drug testing session. That is‚ students have to be drug tested. I support the motion because such scheme protects both students and the whole society. I will put forward 2 strong reasons today about the advantages of this mandatory scheme. Firstly‚ it serves as a strong deterrent. Drug abuse remains a serious problem in schools. Many anti-drugs campaigns implemented by the government were ineffective in controlling the
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Urine Testing for Drugs of Abuse U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES • Public Health Service • Alcohol‚ Drug Abuse‚ and Mental Health Administration Urine Testing for Drugs of Abuse Editors: Richard L. Hawks‚ Ph.D. C. Nora Chiang‚ Ph.D. Division of Preclinical Research National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA Research Monograph 73 1986 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Alcohol‚ Drug Abuse‚ and Mental Health Administration National Institute on Drug
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