Should School Districts Drug-Test Teachers?

Should teachers be randomly drug-tested too? Yes, says Linda Lingle, the Republican governor of Hawaii, where the teachers' union agreed in 2007 to negotiate terms of a new drug-testing program in exchange for higher wages. Now some Hawaii teachers are resisting. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Feb 6, 2009 - 1:59 AM PST
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by Derek Hawkins - Feb. 6, 2009
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by Kenneth Sibbett - Feb. 6, 2009

Mr. Cloud, I don't think you get the point. You said the testing would cost 37.000 dollars. But this is random testing, so every teacher wouldn't get tested. Let's say half. That cut the price in half. Just the fear of testing would reduce it. Now, If baseball player's, who never come in contact with my kids, have to be tested, why not the teacher who is there everyday.

My personal view is I'm against testing anyone, but it's hypocritical to test Bobby Bonds and not test my child's teacher.

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