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01/27/08 07:41 PM
Local school districts that test for drugs [North Texas]

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Jan. 26--Most North Texas school districts do not drug test students. Shown are local school districts that do and what they test for:

Cleburne

Who is tested: All students who participate in extracurricular activities. About 65 percent of high school students participate.

Substances tested for: Marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, phencyclidine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, methadone, methaqualone and propoxyphene.

Crandall

Who is tested: Voluntary for grades 7 and 8, with 25 percent participate. About 18 percent of grades 9-12 participate in voluntary testing. Testing is mandatory for students in athletics, drill and cheerleading teams.

Substances Tested: Amphetimine/methamphetamine, barbituates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine metabolites, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, ecstasy and alcohol

Dallas

Who is tested: Voluntary, random drug testing for all students sixth through 12th grade. Student and parent must agree.

Substances tested: Marijuana, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine, amphetamines.

Forney

Who is tested: All students in grades 7-12 participating in any UIL or extracurricular activity.

Substances tested for: Cocaine, amphetamines, marijuana, opiates, phencyclidine, methamphetamines, methadone, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, propoxyphene, steroids.

Frisco

Who is tested: High school athletes

Substances tested: Alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, marijuana, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, hallucinogens and steroids.

Grand Prairie

Who is tested: 30 percent of students in grades 6th -- 12th who are in UIL extracurricular activities, as well as students who volunteer to be tested.

Substances tested for: Amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, marijuana, opiates, propoxyphene, phencyclidine, alcohol

Grapevine-Colleyville

Who is tested: High school students in competitive, extracurricular activities

Substances tested: Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, methaqualone, benzodiazepines, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, methadone, barbiturates, amphetamines, opiates and steroids.

Italy

Who is tested: Any student who participates in a UIL event is drug tested in the 9th grade. All other high school students are tested on a random basis.

Substances tested for: All illegal drugs, including alcohol.

Kaufman

Who is tested: Ten percent of all seventh-12th grade students in athletics, band, cheerleading and drill team randomly tested each time. A smaller sample is randomly chosen for steroid testing.

Substances tested for: Cocaine, amphetamines, marijuana, opiates, phencyclidine, methamphetamines, methadone, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, propoxyphene, steroids

Kemp

Who is tested: Students participating in extracurricular activities in grades 9-12

Substances tested for: Cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, cannabinoids, opiates, creatin

Krum

Who is tested: Students in grades 7-12 who participate in any extracurricular activity. Initially test all students who fit into this category and then periodically test 10 percent of student pool.

Substances tested for: Amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, methadone, methaqualone, opiates, phencyclidine and propoxyphene

Lewisville

Who is tested: High school students in competitive extracurricular activities.

Substances tested for: Marijuana, cocaine, prescription painkillers, phencyclidine, sedatives, amphetamines, methamphetamines, prescripion stimulants, over the counter medicines containing dextromethorphan.

Mabank

Who is tested: Students in grades 7-12 who participate in athletics, band, cheerleading, or drill team.

Substances tested for: Marijuana, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, methadone, methaqualone, opiates, phencyclidine and propoxyphene, and performance-enhancing substances

Mesquite

Who is tested: High school varsity athletes

Substances tested: Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, methaqualone, benzodiazepines, phencyclidine, barbiturates, amphetamines, opiates and steroids.

Princeton

Who is tested: All students who participate in extra curricular activities in grades 7-12. Parents of other students can volunteer their children.

Substances tested for: Marijuana, amphetamine/methamphetamine, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, propoxyphene, methadone and alcohol.

Red Oak

Who is tested: All students in grades 9-12 participating in competitive, school sponsored, extracurricular activities.

Substances tested for: Illegal substances including but not limited to marijuana, cocaine, phencyclindine, propoxyphene, opiates, hallucinogens, and metabolites. Also prescription drugs; performance-enhancing drugs, including steroids; and alcohol

Rockwall

Who is tested: High school students in extracurricular activities

Substances tested: Cocaine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, opiates, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, benzodiazepines, barbituates, methadone, methaqualone, ecstacy, creatinine, alcohol, marijuana, steroids and inhalants.

Royse City

Who is tested: Grades 7-12. All students involved in extracurricular activities.

Substances tested for: Alcohol and drugs (marijuana, cocaine, meth amphetamine, barbiturates), but students can also be tested for any performance enhancing substances

Terrell

Who is tested: All active students involved in extracurricular/UIL activities in the district in grades 9-12. Any district student who chooses to be voluntarily tested. Students involved in extracurricular/UIL activities are randomly tested once per six-week period at a rate of ten percent of eligible students per test. Ten percent of the randomly selected students are tested for steroids.

Substances tested for: Amphetamines, barbiturates, sleeping pills, benzodiazepine, cocaine, methaqualone, opiates, heroin phencyclidine, angel dust, marijuana, alcohol steroids and propoxyphene.

White Settlement

Who is tested: Grades 9-12, all athletic teams, drill team and cheerleading

10 percent to 15 percent of above per test

Substances tested for: Alcohol, performance enhancing substances, including anabolic steroids, marijuana, cocaine, methaqualone, Benzodiazepines, phencyclidine, methadone, barbiturates, propovyphene, amphetamines, optabolites, metabolites of any of these substances