CF USES NEW FORM OF DRUG DETECTION

Teachers, Principal Certified In Use Of "Drug Wipe"

Once primarily used by the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration
as a means of detecting nanogram-sized traces of drugs, "Drug Wipe"
has finally made its way into the Central Fulton School District, as
well as 24 other districts across the commonwealth.

Manufactured and distributed by Global Detection and Reporting Inc.,
Drug Wipe is a hand-held device resembling a home-pregnancy test
utilized by schools to detect drug residue that may be left on common
area surfaces, such as hallway lockers and computer keyboards, for up
to a period of eight weeks.

With heroin believed to be an increasing problem in the area,
McConnellsburg High School Principal John Heuston procured Drug Wipe
during the 2002-03 school year through a Drug and Alcohol Free Grant
to help determine if and which students were utilizing common drugs
ranging from heroin and cocaine to marijuana and Ecstasy.

Purchased from Susquehanna Valley On-Site Testing in Williamsport,
Pa., for $2,100, Drug Wipe was first used at the high school in April
2003. The initial testing performed by On-Site Testing technician Eric
Lutz revealed traces of cocaine and marijuana on school property. No
heroin was detected. The results did show school officials, though,
students as young as 12, 13 and 14 were using drugs.

"It's been money well spent and a learning process for all involved
. I like to take a proactive approach to drugs. The reason for Drug
Wipe is not to identify kids and turn them in to the police, but to
get our students help and educate them. It also helps to identify and
maybe reduce a problem in our community," stated Heuston.

In addition to the Drug Wipe kit provided by On-Site Testing, Heuston,
high school nurse Denise Peck and teacher Audrey Hall received
training through the company on how to use the hand-held test on their
own. While they were certified following the training process, they
will need recertification in the near future.

Without additional assistance from On-Site Testing, McConnellsburg
High School reportedly continued their testing during the 2003-04
school year. However, none of the results registered positive for
traces of drugs.

"We're doing lockers in our testing, common areas and even the keys to
the computer room," indicated the high school principal, who noted
double wiping can detect both cocaine and heroin or marijuana and
amphetamines. "You sweep over one large areas such as 10 lockers. If
you get a positive result, you start over with a new wipe and narrow
it down from there."

In prior years, the Pennsylvania State Police have performed sweeps of
the school upon request with drug-sniffing dogs from Bedford and
Hollidaysburg. The two lockdowns only netted an over-sized bag of
chocolate chip cookies inside a locker and due to liability issues
directly prohibited access to property outside the high school, such
as automobiles.

Even though conflicts exist dealing with scheduled visits by state
police and the K-9 unit, Heuston noted he would like to continue
having annual lockdowns performed by the police agency in addition to
the Drug Wipe method currently being utilized.

"We have avenues available to us to help people," Heuston said. "We've
been told that in our area and even in Franklin County, girls are more
prone to using heroin, which comes down your major routes of travel
from Hagerstown and Chambersburg."

Options available to the district, according to Heuston, include
teaching a parent or guardian to use the drug wipe method in order to
confirm tests being performed at school; enrolling a student in the
Student Assistance Program (SAP); or having a student get appropriate
help by meeting with a counselor from Cumberland Valley Mental Health.