KEATING BACKS DRUG TESTING IN SCHOOLS

Gov. Frank Keating says random drug testing is on way to reduce
substance abuse in schools.

"We require vision testing for children who might have trouble seeing
the blackboard," Keating said Tuesday. "I don't think it's
unreasonable to test them for substances that can kill them before
they reach the age of 18."

Keating, in announcing a program to counter drug and
alcohol abuse, called for legislation to empower
school districts to conduct random drug tests. He
also called for a dramatic increase in treatment for
those arrested for drug and alcohol offenses, an
expansion of drug courts, a lowering of the blood
alcohol threshold on drunken driving offenses from .10
to .08.