The Supreme Court gave its approval yesterday to the random drug testing of public high school students in extracurricular activities, a ruling that increases the tools available to some 14,700 public ...

About 20 percent of high schools in the United States utilize drug testing, usually to screen students participating in sports or after-school clubs, according to national statistics. Which means, ...

FOR its supporters, random drug testing sends out an important message to schoolchildren. “It provides them with a suit of armour against peer pressure, enabling them to say no to drugs,” says John P.

Research into the effectiveness of randomly drug-testing teens is inconclusive, but researchers generally agree that student drug-testing “should not be a stand-alone strategy for reducing substance ...

The White House recently endorsed monitoring sewage for evidence of drug use. Critics fear such efforts could violate privacy and stigmatize neighborhoods. The White House recently endorsed monitoring ...

This week, the Spotsylvania School Board voted again to reject mandatory drug testing for teachers and school staff who work ...

With little fanfare, Salem public schools have started random drug testing for high school and middle school students involved in sports and other extracurricular activities.

After several months of review and revision, and questions about effectiveness, the Sand Springs Board of Education approved a drug testing policy at its Monday meeting. The policy applies to students ...