Friday, Feb. 15, 2008 | 2:02 a.m.
In response to Melinda Grubbs’ Thursday letter “All students should be tested for drugs,” I am vehemently opposed to such action.
Are we now to presuppose that unless a student submits to mandatory drug testing, he or she is guilty? Is that the message we want to send to our children? Guilty until proven innocent? Sure, drug abuse is a problem that should be addressed. But is mandatory testing the most effective way to do so?
Aside from that crucial issue, I’d ask who is going to pay for these drug tests? At a time when schools are having to choose which programs to cut because of budget constraints, where is the funding going to come from?
With approximately 100,000 high school students in the Clark County School District, at a cost of, say, $10 per test, the School District will have to find an additional $1 million to pay for these tests. Where does Ms. Grubbs suggest the School District cut spending to cover the cost of this inquisition?
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