Boerne ISD To Start Random Drug Tests Tue Jul 26, 9:01 AM ET clickonusa.com When students in the Boerne Independent School District head back to the classroom in a few weeks, some will face random drug tests. In a unanimous vote Monday night, the school board approved a new drug policy designed to help reduce drug use among students. Under the policy, each student who participates in a sport, extra-curricular activity or drives or parks a vehicle on school property will be subjected to random drug testing. A student who tests positive would be suspended from the sport or activity. Parents would be notified, but law enforcement would not. "It's very confidential. In this age and time, it's the right thing to keep things private," said Alan Rich, a member of the committee that helped draft the new policy. "We're going to honor that relationship and keep it strictly for the people who need to be involved. That's really the parents and the student," he said. Students who test positive would not be suspended from school, even with repeat offenses. The random drug-testing program is available to all students, even those not involved in sports or extra-curricular activities. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ksat/20050726/lo_ksat/2845321 Back To Guvment Skool Page 7 COPYRIGHT "DUHMAG.COM" 2005