[robertpaulsen]

If you're son plays a contact sport and is injured by another student recklessly high on drugs, you'll be screaming to high heaven complaining that the other student should have been tested.

You'll sue the school, the coach, and probably the cheerleaders for good measure. And I'll end up paying higher property taxes to settle your $50 million law suit.

Of course, if you and your son and your attorney are willing to sign an iron-clad waiver that if your son is injured by such a dopehead you won't sue, well that's different. Get the rest of the moms to do this and, "Play ball!".

[robertpaulsen]

your son. sheesh.

[Know your rights]

Fair enough ... but that argument doesn't seem to apply to Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Future Farmers of America, high school chorus, scholar’s bowl team, math team, student council and French and Spanish clubs.

[Ken H]

If you're son plays a contact sport and is injured by another student recklessly high on drugs, you'll be screaming to high heaven complaining that the other student should have been tested.

1. How would failure to have done a drug test on this student at some time in the past make the school more liable?

2. If a player is recklessly high, the coach has no business letting him play. There's where the school's liability would be.