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To: Joe Hadenuf
Are the congress and the senate, public school teachers, and all local, city and federal workers, (other then the military) subject to routine drug testing?

Probably not. I bet the argument you'd be given is "extracurricular activities are a privilege, not a requirement". Of couse, that's BS.

Nicotene? What's next: caffeine, ibuprofin, aspirin, obesity, too much sugar? The potential to get personal information about potential medical problems is not a good thing.

As far as individual freedoms go, I'm very afraid. Nobody should have to give up their right to privacy to be on the Track Team or whatever. And redoctrination classes? It's scary.

13 posted on 12/05/2002 1:38:13 PM PST by grania
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To: grania
extracurricular activities are a privilege, not a requirement

Extracurricular activities are funded by my tax dollars, not your money or your decision. You p.c. police are out of control. If I fund it you don't have the basis for denying my children's participation.

16 posted on 12/05/2002 1:44:11 PM PST by George from New England
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To: grania
I bet the argument you'd be given is "extracurricular activities are a privilege, not a requirement".

You're probably right but I don't think that a student wanting to participate in extracurricular activities should be held to a different standard than a student that doen't want to participate.
I'm against drug testing as a whole and random drug testing in particular. There is too much room for abuse of the process.

19 posted on 12/05/2002 2:00:49 PM PST by Just another Joe
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To: grania
What's next: caffeine, ibuprofin, aspirin, obesity, too much sugar?

Maine is in the process of removing vending machines from schools. But since the vendors have a "contract" until 2004, Maine is wondering how to get out of it.

29 posted on 12/05/2002 4:10:42 PM PST by SheLion
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