Debate Over Teacher Drug Tests Spreads to West Virginia

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Anyone working around children should be subject to random drug testing. I don't see how this is illegal when you can't get a job flipping burgers w/o a drug test. Some laws were made to be changed! How many times have we seen on the news, local or national, that teachers are in trouble for many different things. Most of their problems have roots in drug abuse. I am a school employee and would have absolutely no problem peeing in a cup to ease the minds of parents who intrust me with the safety of their children nine months out of a year. I have seen and heard many things that need to be addressed in the school system and drug screening the employees/ teachers are on the top of that list. Why is it unconsitutional to screen them but not to screen someone working in a grocery store, burger joint, etc. I don't think when they consitution was written this was an issue that came to mind. Back then our nation was founded on God but because of stupidity He has been long forgotten. Do all children trying to get a good education a favor, drug test those that are supposed to be supplying that education!

Someone on the inside of NV 12:20PM August 13, 2011

I think that teachers should be drug tested because you don't know if they are bring it to school and sharing with the student and then the student have it and then they going have bad kind of brain they won't be able to think and they will or might treat there friend like dust.

Jennifer of HI 1:08PM February 24, 2011

well if they require students to do random drug testing than what makes teachers any different if we cant smoke week or be on drugs, then hello neither should teachers. Common sense now. if they wouldnt worry about the students so much there wouldnt be as much problems.

Citizen of CA 10:17PM December 02, 2009

I taught for many years and I know for a fact that many people in education used illegal drugs. From all levels.....custodians, teachers, administrators.

Cheech & Chong of VA 11:23PM August 20, 2009

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melissa hernadazes of CA 1:56PM June 17, 2009

teachers would be fired.......they ALLLLLL SMMMMOOOOKKKKKEEEEE WWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDD......legalize that and you will have no problems

Mary Jane of PA 12:15AM March 19, 2009

Lingle should not have given in... if the teachers agreed to a pay raise with the stipulation that they'd also agree to drug testing and then backed out, they broke a contractual agreement.
I think there has to be just cause in order to establish such testing. Some schools have drug testing because an existing problem has been identified. In these cases I think it's justified for both students and teachers to submit to testing.
Where no problems have occurred then it seems foolish to waste the time and money to curb a non-existing problem.

commonsense247 of CA 7:43AM January 26, 2009

Do people realize how many teachers would be fired? My guess - 60% of ALL teachers smoke weed.

David Smith of NE 9:15AM January 25, 2009

Attention American shoppers, er, citizens.
We have a little lost child over in the public education department. He says his name is the presumption of innocence and he's here with his little sister, the Bill of Rights. They say they belong to all the American people. His sister keeps reminding the management that bare minimum due process requires that there be a reasonable, articulable suspicion of crime before people can be legally detained,questioned and searched. She also reminds us that any gathering of evidence must be based upon such a suspicion or it is inadmissable in any competent court in our jurisdiction.
Please come to the lost and found and pick up your children, America. And remember, this offer extends to all 50 states and to all professions, even public school teachers.

Harry Coverston, Ph.D., J.D. of FL 4:08PM January 19, 2009