DAD FIGHTS SCHOOL ON DRUG TESTS

(EWING) - The father of a Ewing, N.J., teenager suspended from school
for refusing to take a drug test says he and his son are ready to
fight the school board. Michael Glappa Jr. was suspended for 10 days
after he refused to undergo a school-ordered drug test when he was
found napping in class. Glappa admitted that he has used marijuana in
the past, but said he fell asleep in class because he was sitting
next to a heater that made him sleepy. The boy's father, Michael
Glappa Sr., says his son has taken a drug test on his own to prove
that he is drug-free. School board officials say they even if Glappa
is shown to be drug-free, he still might not be admitted into school
until his suspension is up. The boy's father says has retained a
lawyer and plans to fight the school board if necessary.