Tests are nothing of recent origin to students, but stray drug tests may be something student athletes at one northeast Kansas school district acquire to look forward to next semester.

USD 397 Clay County’s Drug Test Policy Committee is recommending the tutor entertainment hire Sport Safe, one Ohio-based association that specializes in random drug tests for schools.

“We feel same we have enough of a problem with the data that we have received from the Kansas Community that Cares survey, parents, student and staff surveys from an efficiency review process,” said USD 397 Superintendent Mike Folks.

USD 397 is considering testing students in grades six through 12, randomly, if they take a part in in extracurricular activities. That doesn’t hold things that return a degree, such as shackle. But there are portions of band that are extracurricular, like marching in a parade or pep band at a football game. “Band kids wish be included but it will not be affecting anything as far as academics.”

Random deaden with narcotics testing is not something the Kansas Association of School Boards recommends.

There are less than 10 districts in the state with a random drug testing policy, said KASB Assistant Executive Director of Legal Services, Donna Whiteman. Many of those are smaller rural schools, partiality Moundridge and Maize.

Whiteman says there are a few reasons the association doesn’t recommend schools adopt a drug testing policy. The first is that unsalable article testing is a “trice in time” experiment. “Students could be tested randomly today and passado the test, yet still have being using the rest of the week,” said Whiteman.

The second reason is that Kansas law gives principals wide authority to checks and discipline if they suspect a student is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Folks says the district is hoping to deter students from using drugs or alcohol to enter upon with. “We are concerned enought that we want to make further than testing while we have reasonable suspicion,” said Folks. “Our goal is to be proactive instead of reactive by the issue.”

“The third reason, it’sitting very costly,” said Whiteman. She said drug tests can cost a school up to $50 cropped land time.

Folks aforesaid the district would get a good deal from Sport Safe at about $28 for test. “The board is still working on an actual budget for this,” he said. “We go before we be inclined use part of our Title IV drug-free circulating medium and then we’ll take the rest of it just either our of general or supplemental general fund.

“I’m anticipating that we’ll spend approximately $7500 a year on this program.”

USD 379 is acting with Clay Counts, a community grant to help deter drinking and substance abuse. Folks said he believes that grant will help pay for drug and alcohol counselors to be placed in the high school and middle school.

If the program is implemented, Folks said the animal-water collection would actually be handled by means of a person hired by the company that’sitting answerable for the random drug testing, that path no school officials get involved in the process.

“The company we’re looking at will contact the parents foremost if there is a positive test before they signify to the school district,” said Folks. “And allowing that there is a small detection amount - that is in this world the disagreeable amount - they will contact the parents and not touch the school with that information.”

There are legal challenges the KASB expects schools be disposed have to deal with if implementing this program. “I think any district that’s going to do it has to anticipate that there may be a legal object to from a parent or student who will challenge the procedures and process,” said Whiteman.

Folks said he has heard some negative feedback to the idea, but the greater number of reaction he’s getting is positive.

“We believe the negatives to be that some students are going to have anxiety of having to provide a urine sample,” he said. “Some believe middle school students being tested would be a negative.”

“Overall I believe our parents and our community, our students, will be accepting and appreciative of this policy,” aforesaid Folks. “But it’ll take some time to see the effects of this policy and how effective it’s truly been.”

At a board meeting on December 8, the committee will make policy recommendations for board members to discuss. Folks before-mentioned this is something the board has been working on for the past year and a half to two years.

At its meeting in January, the board will vote whether to approve the additional policy and Sport Safe. If that’s approved, schools will look to start wandering testing sometime in the spring semester.

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