DRUG TESTING

Safety More Important Than Privacy Rights

I'm having a hard time understanding the arrogance of the teachers of
this state. Why would they think they should be exempt from drug testing?

Everyone who works with vulnerable communities should be drug tested,
which covers a lot of public workers.

I'm employed in the private sector and work for an employer that
serves the developmentally challenged community. We have mandatory
random drug testing, and I have no problem with that.

It says that my employers care enough about the consumers they serve
to make sure their environment is safe and that they employ
individuals who don't put them in harm's way.

Wake up, teachers! If you want to work with a vulnerable community,
namely our children, invest your time in giving the kids of this
state the education they deserve and stop worrying about your right to privacy.

Drug testing should be a permanent part of your employment. If it
catches one offender, it's worth the cost and invasion of your privacy.

Your privacy shouldn't take precedence over the safety of the kids.
If you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about.

Jo Anne Cusmano

Pearl City