DRUG TESTING SHOULD BE INSTRUCTIONAL

In regard to student drug testing: Constitutional rights, civil rights and
privacy are all to be considered with this issue, but the overwhelming
concern, it seems, is the fitness of our student population to learn. This
doesn't seem clear to young people: It's in the job description of a student
to learn.

The message of testing has negative aspects, but the positive points cannot
be dismissed. The difference should also be presented between abuse and use;
if you can't handle fire, and other dangerous things in life, don't mess
with them.

Mature people learn this important lesson in life. Testing should be
diagnostic and rehabilitation-oriented and not be to penalize.

Frank Luke