LA. FIRM MIGHT GET OK FOR STUDENT DRUG TESTING

Louisiana-Based Kroll Inc., Could Administer the Williamsburg-James
City County's Voluntary Student Drug-Testing Program If the School
Board Approves It Tuesday Night.

In October, board members voted against giving the contract for the
random drug-testing program to Bacon Street, a private Williamsburg
nonprofit that specializes in treating teen substance abuse. The
board said it could be a potential conflict of interest if students
who tested positive were recommended to Bacon Street for treatment.

Kroll doesn't have offices in Williamsburg, but would send a
representative to the schools to oversee the testing, then send the
tests to a lab in another state, W-JCC officials said Friday.

The testing, paid for with a federal grant, would cost about $38 per student.