Comments on: Escambia Approves Student Drug Testing

By: Kylee Thompson

Kylee Thompson — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 01:33:44 +0000

I believe this is a great start to a new beginning for our kids and our grandkids and their kids and….. I just hope we can all see the same way. I merely desire a higher engaging life for our youngsters as we had!

By: Kandi

Kandi — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:40:27 +0000

You so called “notondrugs”, I pray you do not have children. If kids are not doing anything illegal then what is the problem with drug testing? It is shameful that you manipulate the system to twist it to benefit your personal needs and not the needs of the next generation. Your way of thinking is irrelevent to life and morals as they should be. Sounds to me and others that you are also making physical threats. If you are such a good and concerned parent why don’t you use your real name? That is why kids are the way they are today…..Beacuse of lazy and “everyone owes me the world” type of people like you! Take responsiblitly for yourself and teach your child to to the same and the world will be a better place!!!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:55:59 +0000

You are most likely one of the parents that dont care what your child does I could care less were my place of employment was if it is at the school board, family dollar, or the sheriffs department, I will always stand behind this ruling. I have alot of my sons friends and other children telling me about their days at school and what is going on in their lives and do you know why? Cause they are looking for some adult guidness from my husband and myself they most likely have parents that dont have time for them or are hanging out not caring. I have taken many children home due to their parents never showed up after football practice or games, what losers they are not supporting these young men and women. Dont be so anal and take offense because you dont agree with something. And if you arent scared use your real name and dont hide.

By: whiteounknotondope

whiteounknotondope — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:03:51 +0000

Melissa, your comments are irrelevant because you work for the school board, which is the vilified entity in this situation. So clam up.

As for the rest of you it simply boils down to this: There are MANY successful, drug-free adults who will NOT stand for other adults telling them how to raise their kids, whether they’re being parents or friends, or what their children should be subjected to! Why is that so hard for you all to understand?

The comments I read on here by Melissa and others just support my opinion that THEY think they know what’s best for MY children, and THEY think MY children need this that or the other. Who are THEY? They are people who have an over-inflated idea of their own superiority.

“Real life” isn’t the military you fools. You can’t go around making rules like this and expect adults to lay down and comply. We will meet you on the field of battle and you WILL come away bloodied!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:57:11 +0000

REGARDING:
“if this is teaching kids to be responsible and preparing them for the real world, don’t they random drug test ALL students, not just a select few?”

The answer is simple: They can’t do drug tests without probable cause unless they agree to be tested. They get them to agree to be tested by threatening to withhold privileges they would like to have–things like being in clubs or on teams or getting to park in the student parking lot.

The result is that all are treated as suspects and if no drugs show up in the random testing, those who pushed for it will hold it up as proof they stopped the drug use, just as they figured the fact that drug dogs found few drugs means they scared the kids into stopping using drugs in school.

Could be, but hard to prove they ever did in the first place.

One fun thing is that if some ARE found to have taken drugs, their parents will beat them senseless for getting into their stash.

David too trusting

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:55:07 +0000

As I see it there are alot of parents that seem sue happy. If your child has to take some perscription medication you will have a record of it no big deal. All yall are doing is teaching your children it is ok to take other peoples meds, be a parent and take them to the dr. if they are sick then there should be no worries. Everyone needs to make sure that our children are doing right, there are not enough adults standing up for the future. My child can be drug tested whenever and I would not mind paying for everyone of the test. Like I said before lets be the parents not the friends.

By: just saying

just saying — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:13:07 +0000

In the adult job world many jobs do random drug testing, often of a handful of employees at a time. If kids are not doing drugs they shouldn’t be , the worst they have to do is take a test. Otherwise, it’s no different than if they go for a sports physical and get caught doing something illegal. Does that mean we should stop having kids do sports physicals?

By: art

art — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:07:38 +0000

so tigger, why , if this is teaching kids to be responsible and preparing them for the real world, dont they random drug test ALL students, not just a select few? that doesnt seem right. talk about warm fuzzy feeling! no, this is nt a teaching moment beleive me. i have my suspicions it all boils down to lower insurance premiums for the school district!

By: tigger6046

tigger6046 — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:15:47 +0000

I have seen many kids in this school system that were suspect of being on drugs and its great to see the school district doing something about it. Parents, if you were doing your job as a Parent, the school district would not feel the need to do this. If your kids do not have anything to hide, then they should not have a problem giving a urine sample.

These tests now days can be used to detect specific drugs and not show a positive test because someone has cough syrup in their system. It was wize of the board to start testing at that level. We have to stop being “warm and fuzzy” in these situations and just do the testing, hold students accountable. Real life requires when you get a job you have to drug test and when you have a accident on the job, you have to drug test…this is not going to hurt the kids, only teach them that there is a price to pay if you make a choice to do drugs.

By: all in our personal buisness !

all in our personal buisness ! — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:09:31 +0000

so just say if one childs on some cough med with codeine and another child has the same thing but the doc said give some of the med to the other child and then that child gets tested and comes up positive for codiene because they took some of their siblings cough med but dont have a script, its none ot the school systems buisness what my child is taking if they are not causing a problem at school and this is a BIG invasion of privacy…… I see the BIG dollars already. Thanks.