123 School Work

Student Drug Tests Have To Be a Must

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  "Just say no." It sounds easy, but it is not. The people who choose to use should face the consequences. Drug testing in high schools has become quite controversial nationally over the past few years. Constitutional rights and participant health safety were the two most important factors on drug testing (Higgins 6). It is important to test students because not only will it decrease the use of drugs, but it will also cut down on the number of crimes committed by students and create better health for teens. Others feel however, that it violates one's privacy and should not be allowed. Many different arguments have been discussed about this issue. Student drug testing should be allowed in schools and it will help build stronger school communities.
  Nearly twelve percent of the nation's twelve to seventeen-year-olds are users of illegal drugs and twenty-two percent of that same age category have used them in the past year...