Well, thank you for not calling him "Herr" Walter or "Mein Fuehrer".
He's correct. Drug testing in schools would be an effective way to combat drug use. But I'm not sure that's the best way to do it.
I mean, hiring a private detective to follow your spouse around is probably an effective way to combat cheating. Is that what we want?
Actually I have mixed feelings. They do drug testing at work -- why not at school? But there's the privacy issue. And the expense. Will they also test teachers?
Certainly kids should be tested if they're involved in contact sports. I don't want some doped up linebacker killing my kid (varsity - wide receiver) on the football field.
Given the fact that drugs are indeed a real problem at the school, maybe they should use this as a last resort. Get the parents involved first.