From the monthly archives: September 2011
If it’s up to Republican West Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney, public school teachers and all other state employees will undergo drug testing as a condition of employment.
“In the private sector, most employers drug test their employees. My daughter just started her job in North Carolina as a teacher. She [...]
City employees in La Villa, Texas have been required to take a drug test by virtue of a new ordinance. The test is being offered for free by a nearby detention facility.
La Villa City Manager Noel Bernal, who aims to enforce a zero tolerance policy, also took the drug test.
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Students at the International School Singapore, Tanglin Trust School, Lycee Francais de Singapour and Singapore American School undergo random drug tests throughout the year.
International schools in Singapore have a zero-tolerance policy on drug abuse among their students, and included in their substance abuse policy is a drug testing program. However, school administrators [...]
Senator Arthenia Joyner, D-Tampa, filed a bill to repeal the state law that requires welfare applicants to take a drug test.
Sen. Joyner said “The bill Republicans pushed last session is not only likely to be found unconstitutional, it was unnecessary. Floridians who through no fault of their own fell victim to the [...]
One of the selling points of synthetic drugs such as spice and bath salts is that these are not detectable by drug tests mandated by most employers.
That has since changed, however. Not only have authorities taken notice of the dangerous effects that these substances have on those who use – and abuse – them, [...]
Nowadays, most parents could not deny the fact that they are concerned about the issue of illicit drug use among teenagers, although a recent survey found that parents generally underestimate their own children’s alcohol and drug use.
Despite these concerns, parents have been able to find a certain measure of relief [...]
A drug patch that will make monitoring of drug and alcohol intake of those who are on probation is set to be tested by the Midland County Adult Probation Department. The patch will potentially make it more convenient not just for the Department, but for the probationers as well. They will be able [...]
It is the only college to put something like this in place, but being the “odd one out” doesn’t stop Linn State Technical College from making their school grounds a “drug-free zone.” In order to attend classes, students must submit a mandatory drug test.
Because of this resolve, the school has come under [...]
We often worry about our teens, especially if it appears that they gone down that dark road. Now, however, a new a solution may bring them into back into the light. The state of New York has a new proposed law that may require parents to give their children drug tests. People who support the [...]
Luis Lebron, 35-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, sued the state of Florida over its drug testing policy that covers all adults seeking welfare assistance.
Lebron takes care of the needs of her four-year-old son and his mentally disabled mother. He studies accounting at the University of Central Florida and will not be graduating until [...]
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