LET FAIRNESS PREVAIL

My son attended three public schools on Kaua'i, grades1 through 12.
In those years he associated directly with 50 teachers, 15
administrators/counselors, 60 state personnel including cafeteria
workers, custodians, office workers, teacher aides, three librarians,
three PCNCs, three health aides, and various state employees who also
worked at the schools.

That's over 134 state employees. Included are all the other teachers
and A-plus personnel who work on the campuses.

Through out my son's academic career, I felt confident that he was
safe at all three schools. In over 12 years, there was never any
evidence to remotely suggest that drug-induced teachers or drug-raging
state employees on campus would try to influence or harm any student.

Let fairness prevail: All state employees from legislative to health
care to education to public safety could follow the same guidelines.

If one organization has to pay for their own drug testing, all state
employees will pay for their own drug testing. Gov. Lingle can lead by
example.

Terese Barich

Koloa