SCHOOLS OK DRUG-TESTING PROGRAM

Campbell County schools will implement a random drug-testing policy in
January. The Campbell County school board voted to approve the testing
program Monday.

The random testing would affect students in grades sixth through 12 who
participate in athletics and marching band, as well as those who park their
vehicles on lots at the county's schools.

The district will be working during the next 90 days to develop a policy
that outlines how many students will be tested, how the tests will be
conducted and other details of the program, said Chris Gramke, a spokesman
for the school district.

No one showed up at a school board meeting Monday to object to the drug
testing program before the board voted on it.

"I think most people feel it's a good thing, and it can be a good thing,"
Gramke said.

Campbell joins several other school districts in Northern Kentucky,
including Dayton and Erlanger-Elsmere, that require random drug testing of
students.