FEDS TO VISIT NAPLES TO ANNOUNCE DRUG-TESTING GRANT

Federal officials will be in Naples on Tuesday to announce funding
for student drug testing programs across the country.

The Collier County School District will get $209,662 in federal
funding for the initiative.

John Walters, the White House director of national drug control
policy, and Deputy Secretary of Education Ray Simon will make the
announcement during a news conference Tuesday afternoon at Barron
Collier High School.

Before the news conference, Walters and Simon will meet with
administrators and parents, then participate in an assembly with
students. Students will be able to ask questions, and the event will
be open to the media.

Florida is the only state to receive more than one federal grant for
drug testing, and Collier's grant of $209,662 is the second largest
in the nation. Collier County will conduct random student drug
testing in seven high schools with more than 3,000 student-athletes
and cheerleaders as the target.