Winfield, W.Va. today in an attempt to prevent drug abuse in schools, and School Board members Putnam Monday, a controversial policy adopted at random drug testing of middle and high school students.
And policy drivers requires students and athletes involved in after-school programs, such as band, choir, approval of test saliva. Principal can test any student at any one of those activities at any time during the school year.
Will prevent students refused to sign the form of driving to school and extra-curricular activities.
Test saliva is a departure from the original proposal that the Board had in October which invited student urinating in Cup inside bath school while monitoring from a contracted testing agency stood outside and listen to the sounds of urinating. "
After several weeks of noise from parents concerned, changing policy Board members to test saliva less intrusive, but more expensive.
"Putnam County schools Director Chuck Hatfield", "our goal is to deter, instead of arrest". "We just feel that it is accurate enough and less intrusive than urine."
The Department contracted health agency tests. The program will develop school officials to try in a few weeks. Hatfield expects that the province will pay approximately $ 50,000 general operating budget for financing these tests.
The Board issued the policy in a 4-1, with Phelps Deborah as the lone.
"I haven't read any type of information that says these experiences will deter drug use".
The school districts in several surrounding provinces, such as Jackson and Kabul, similar to examine drug policies. Recent media reports point to since I started such tests, was found less than 5% provincial schools students test using any kind of drug.
Phelps said explicitly said during the discussions with other members in any policy change from Paul to test saliva test. It also recommended that the Board members facing change consequences if he or she demanded positive experiences.
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Winfield, W.Va. today in an attempt to prevent drug abuse in schools, and School Board members Putnam Monday, a controversial policy adopted at random drug testing of middle and high school students.
And policy drivers requires students and athletes involved in after-school programs, such as band, choir, approval of test saliva. Principal can test any student at any one of those activities at any time during the school year.
Will prevent students refused to sign the form of driving to school and extra-curricular activities.
Test saliva is a departure from the original proposal that the Board had in October which invited student urinating in Cup inside bath school while monitoring from a contracted testing agency stood outside and listen to the sounds of urinating. "
After several weeks of noise from parents concerned, changing policy Board members to test saliva less intrusive, but more expensive.
"Putnam County schools Director Chuck Hatfield", "our goal is to deter, instead of arrest". "We just feel that it is accurate enough and less intrusive than urine."
The Department contracted health agency tests. The program will develop school officials to try in a few weeks. Hatfield expects that the province will pay approximately $ 50,000 general operating budget for financing these tests.
The Board issued the policy in a 4-1, with Phelps Deborah as the lone.
"I haven't read any type of information that says these experiences will deter drug use".
The school districts in several surrounding provinces, such as Jackson and Kabul, similar to examine drug policies. Recent media reports point to since I started such tests, was found less than 5% provincial schools students test using any kind of drug.
Phelps said explicitly said during the discussions with other members in any policy change from Paul to test saliva test. It also recommended that the Board members facing change consequences if he or she demanded positive experiences.
Under the original proposal, positive test results can be shared with administrators in school, Phillips said. And now, only the student and school district drug education Coordinator, parents of students will know if he or she experiences positive, according to the new policy.
Phelps said students also not immediately be removed from extra-curricular activities after the positive experiences. She suddenly expelled student band or can easily identify other activity due to positive drug testing or peer as drug user.
"For me, this issue of privacy," she said.
Phelps Board commends to make an effort to keep drugs from schools but voted against this policy despite changes in the past few weeks.
"I just don't agree with method,".
Random tests will begin to County high school students, at the beginning of academic year 2011-12. Experiences that will implement the following school year of middle school students.
Also on Monday, the care members consider building community health clinic in some schools.
The representative of the "Valley of health and community health care agency with offices in Putnam County, Kabul, describes the members of the Board. The Council is considering making Hatfield space to a health centre in provincial schools.
"Health Valley representative Melanie centres Hall will remain registered nurses on staff, and providing health services to all students, but especially the assistance or without coverage.
Council members also approved more than $ 13 million in bid to build "middle school Buka". Council members said that contractors for plots in a new building site in the next few weeks.
Up to Taylor Zac in zachary.tay...@wvgazette.com or 304-348-5,189.
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