News (Media Awareness Project) - US TX: PUB LTE: Drug-Testing Disproves Innocent Until Proven |
Title: | US TX: PUB LTE: Drug-Testing Disproves Innocent Until Proven |
Published On: | 2002-07-05 |
Source: | Amarillo Globe-News (TX) |
Fetched On: | 2008-01-23 00:45:33 |
DRUG-TESTING DISPROVES INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY
I am very disappointed in the failure of the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold
the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, but I applaud the Amarillo area
schools for not choosing to implement any drug-testing policy ("Metro
schools not affected by court's drug test decision," June 28).
Other kids won't be so lucky. No longer can we say "innocent until proven
guilty." Now some children must face random searches of their bodily fluids
as a part of their education.
By submitting kids to demeaning, dignity-robbing drug tests, we are doing
far more harm than good.
Thank goodness some school administrators have the sense to not implement
such a policy.
Adam Wiggins
Director, Neoteric
Pasadena, Calif.
I am very disappointed in the failure of the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold
the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, but I applaud the Amarillo area
schools for not choosing to implement any drug-testing policy ("Metro
schools not affected by court's drug test decision," June 28).
Other kids won't be so lucky. No longer can we say "innocent until proven
guilty." Now some children must face random searches of their bodily fluids
as a part of their education.
By submitting kids to demeaning, dignity-robbing drug tests, we are doing
far more harm than good.
Thank goodness some school administrators have the sense to not implement
such a policy.
Adam Wiggins
Director, Neoteric
Pasadena, Calif.
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