- We oppose any drug testing that is not strictly to determine current impairment or "fitness for duty" in cases of driving, operating machinery, or working at safety-sensitive jobs.
- We oppose any drug testing that privileges or excludes some people over others, whether by age, socioeconomic status, race, or any other suspect or quasi-suspect classification.
- We oppose schools and employers having any jurisdiction whatsoever over what students and employees do to their own bodies off the clock and off the premises, as long as it does not unduly adversely affect their job or school performance and behavior.
- Even if the above criteria are satisfied, we still oppose any drug testing method that has detection times longer than a day or two at the cutoff used, and/or uses inactive metabolites as a proxy for the main substances being tested. That excludes essentially everything except blood and saliva tests for most substances. (Note that SCRAM bracelets and sweat testing for offenders in the 24/7 Program are an exception to this rule.)
Twenty-One Debunked, therefore, opposes the vast majority of drug testing done in this country. We are the supposed land of the free, it's time to start acting like it!
Students should not be subjected to random drug testing. When I was in high school, neither I or other students were subjected to drug testing. The rights of young people should be kept, regardless of what year ot is, be it this year or some other year.
ReplyDeleteI too was fortunate enough to not have been subjected to random (or any) drug testing in high school. For all of my school's faults, which were many, drug testing was not one of them. Indeed, student drug testing is an ageist abomination and Big Brother style invasion of privacy and abuse of power.
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