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McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns
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McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns

10:29 PM CDT on Saturday, May 23, 2009

By ED HOUSEWRIGHT / The Dallas Morning News
ehousewright@dallasnews.com

The McKinney school district will graduate 1,208 seniors this year from its four high schools.

Only 14 will walk the stage from Serenity High School.

Why does the district bother with such a tiny campus?

Serenity High saves lives, according to its passionate principal, Juli Ferraro.

It's the only public school in the region strictly for students who have been addicted to drugs or alcohol. At Serenity, students undergo drug tests semimonthly and receive positive peer pressure to stay clean.

The students come not only from McKinney but from 14 other area school districts, including Garland, Richardson and Rockwall.

Ferraro has headed the school since it was founded a decade ago. And she strongly supports the McKinney school board's recent decision to conduct random drug testing for students in extracurricular activities.

The new policy starts in the fall and applies to students in grades 7 through 12 who participate in athletics, band, choir and other after-school activities.

"If you detect drug use early and get help, it's a big plus," Ferraro said.

Not all McKinney parents share her enthusiasm about the random drug testing. After a recent story about the board's vote, our McKinney blog lit up with impassioned comments, pro and con.

Opponents charged that the tests violated students' privacy and smacked of Big Brother oversight. They wondered who would conduct the tests and who would see the results.

I called a few parents and heard the same concerns.

"I think there are a lot of unanswered questions," said Peter Litwin, who has a seventh-grade son.

He and some other parents complain the school board passed the policy with little public input. No parents attended the meeting Monday to speak for or against drug testing.

"It's infuriating," Litwin said. "This is definitely something that needs the buy-in of parents."

On Friday morning, the district had no information about the drug policy on its Web site.

"There are some details to be determined," district spokesman Cody Cunningham told me.

About 1 p.m., he posted a lengthy news release that addressed many questions raised by parents.

It said drug testing would be done by a certified lab and the $15 to $20 cost would be included in extracurricular fees. Students who test positive will be suspended from all activities for 30 days and referred to the Collin County Substance Abuse Program for assessment.

A second positive test will result in a 90-day suspension from extracurricular activities, a third a one-year suspension and a fourth a permanent ban.

"The primary purpose of this program is to serve as a deterrent," Cunningham said.

McKinney isn't the only area school district to implement random drug testing for extracurricular activities. Anna, Frisco, Lewisville, Melissa and Prosper also have done so, Cunningham said.

Nationwide, many districts have wrestled with the issue of drug testing. Strident opposition frequently emerges. In Northern California, the ACLU filed a lawsuit to block drug testing, calling it an unconstitutional invasion of privacy.

Some McKinney parents I interviewed expressed ambivalence about random drug testing. As a parent, I understand.

Surely, my child doesn't use drugs, right? Drug testing seems ominous and unnecessary.

But drug addiction, with its power to destroy lives, is much worse.


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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: luckytriple6]
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Let's steer our kids towards our parents drug of choice: alcohol!


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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
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Fuck alcohol. :beercat:


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Well I try my best to be just like I am, but everybody wants you to be just like them. --  Bob Dylan
fireworks_god said:
It's one thing to simply enjoy a style of life that one enjoys, but it's another thing altogether to refer to another person's choice as "wrong" or to rationalize their behavior as being pathological or resulting from some sort of inadequacy or failing so as to create a sense of superiority or separation as yet another projection of a personal fear or control issue.

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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: Poid]
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lol, sounds like an opinion with someone who has had a bad experience with alcohol.

if you have a biased opinion, please keep it to yourself, this site can do without your abrasive attitude.


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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: plox]
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Fuck alcohol.

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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: EdgeChaos]
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You can fuck your alcohol and give it to me, I don't mind sloppy seconds!

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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: CowFarmer]
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Fuck alcohol.


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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: DragonChaser]
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right to booze.... this is down south...I'm sure brick weed is easier to get for a kid than booze. Or at least I would assume being from NY


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Let me out of this place
I'm outta place
I'm in outer space
I've just vanished without a trace
I'm going to a pretty place now where the flowers grow
I'll be back in an hour or so

[quote]Abuse said:
the dea can go fuck themselves! with the internet, the impossible is possible![/quote]

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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: Poid]
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Poid said:
Fuck alcohol. :beercat:



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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: Moronicus]
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Everyone I know who was drug tested in high school switched to opiates or xanax/valium for the quick elimination times.  Way to go idiots.


I like how the only punishment is exclusion from extracurricular activities.  The thought is what: that if we alienate kids from constructive activities, give them less purpose and recreation, and give them more time without parental supervision right after school that they will do less drugs?  WTF ?

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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: johnm214]
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I would love to see school try to test my kid lol that would be hilarious, let parents drug test their kids if they so choose.  Just what you need if your child has a drug problem is the whole fucking town to know, teachers and school counselors cant keep their mouths shut everybody would find out.  School needs to educate kids and that's it no bullshit religion, or expecting kids not to experiment with drugs :rolleyes: Are they serious ?  I think I would be more confused if kids weren't trying drugs lol

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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: luckytriple6]
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luckytriple6 said:The new policy starts in the fall and applies to students in grades 7 through 12 who participate in athletics, band, choir and other after-school activities.



Drug testing them???
Fuck that. This country isn't free. they'll never stop violating our constitutional rights


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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: plox]
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plox said:
lol, sounds like an opinion with someone who has had a bad experience with alcohol.

if you have a biased opinion, please keep it to yourself, this site can do without your abrasive attitude.


:lol:, I was sort of just kidding around, but alcohol definitely isn't my favorite drug... :chillpill:


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Well I try my best to be just like I am, but everybody wants you to be just like them. --  Bob Dylan
fireworks_god said:
It's one thing to simply enjoy a style of life that one enjoys, but it's another thing altogether to refer to another person's choice as "wrong" or to rationalize their behavior as being pathological or resulting from some sort of inadequacy or failing so as to create a sense of superiority or separation as yet another projection of a personal fear or control issue.

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Re: McKinney school district's drug testing stirs parents' concerns [Re: johnm214]
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johnm214 said:
Everyone I know who was drug tested in high school switched to opiates or xanax/valium for the quick elimination times.  Way to go idiots.


I like how the only punishment is exclusion from extracurricular activities.  The thought is what: that if we alienate kids from constructive activities, give them less purpose and recreation, and give them more time without parental supervision right after school that they will do less drugs?  WTF ?


I lost a few friends  to opiates and benzo's, started using so they could pass drug test to play football or some sports shit. thanks for trying to help turn use all into junkies......


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Let me out of this place
I'm outta place
I'm in outer space
I've just vanished without a trace
I'm going to a pretty place now where the flowers grow
I'll be back in an hour or so

[quote]Abuse said:
the dea can go fuck themselves! with the internet, the impossible is possible![/quote]

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