Mandatory Drug Testing In Schools

Drug Testing Should Drug testing in schools need to be mandatory? Is it an invasion of privacy? About 17% of students are doing drugs, drinking alcohol, or smoking during school. By 8th grade, 38% of teens have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana. Drug testing should be mandatory due to the overuse of drugs in high school. The overuse of drugs is becoming huge. I know many people that use drugs in my grade that need help or punishment. Since random student drug testing was legalized in 2002 drug use has gone down my 23%. (Walters) Random drug testing would lead people to be cautious with drugs so they don’t get caught. For students who are pressured to try drugs random testing gives them a reason