what are some good things about randomly drug testing high school students?
February 11th, 2010 | by admin |well.. Im in speech/debate class, and we are doing Public Forum Debating… My partner and I have a topic of randomly drug testing highschool students, and we are on the affirmative side. I need some good things about it, please help!
1. Put the fear of God in them. Most students would cringe at the thought of their parents knowing that they had done drugs, not to mention the repurcutions of their actions, and how long they would, and should, be grounded. There went the rest of their high school social life. It may scare them out of doing, or even trying drugs. Especially if they never know when it is coming, they would never know when they could be safe.
2. It could help keep drugs out of schools. If they are doing random drug tests, then it would be harder to distrubute on school grounds. Why buy it if you are scared of getting caught. Also, it could help weed out dealers. They could offer a less severe punishment in return for where they were able to buy the drugs.
3. It could help boost morale in the school system. By random drug testing, you could be giving them opportunity to learn how making decisions have great consequences on their lives, and how good it can feel to make a right decision, all be it the harder road to take.
Good luck.
2 Responses to “what are some good things about randomly drug testing high school students?”
By Des-n-Jes on Feb 11, 2010 | Reply
1. Put the fear of God in them. Most students would cringe at the thought of their parents knowing that they had done drugs, not to mention the repurcutions of their actions, and how long they would, and should, be grounded. There went the rest of their high school social life. It may scare them out of doing, or even trying drugs. Especially if they never know when it is coming, they would never know when they could be safe.
2. It could help keep drugs out of schools. If they are doing random drug tests, then it would be harder to distrubute on school grounds. Why buy it if you are scared of getting caught. Also, it could help weed out dealers. They could offer a less severe punishment in return for where they were able to buy the drugs.
3. It could help boost morale in the school system. By random drug testing, you could be giving them opportunity to learn how making decisions have great consequences on their lives, and how good it can feel to make a right decision, all be it the harder road to take.
Good luck.
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By Linda B on Feb 11, 2010 | Reply
Gee that is a tough side to have…good luck. They would have to test for many of the drugs out there today. Um…the most common drug to be found will be pot and you will be able to weed out, no pun intended, the sports teams of the abusers and users. Teachers will now be given proof of why kids are inattentive in class. Maybe they can catch the dealers that are passing out said drugs to others. I think the biggest revelation will be just how many are actually using, and if the parents are told then maybe something can be done to help them. Personally I am against it but having this be your side to debate, I tried to help out. I hope this kinda helped.
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