way out more often than they should. Now that being said‚ finding the easy way to do something is not always a bad thing. The case of Americans fraudulently receiving welfare checks is an example of the laziness I am discussing. As a society‚ we need to make this accepted practice an unaccepted practice. We need to stand up and make the process of applying and receiving these benefits more stringent than they currently are. I believe through use of mandatory random drug testing‚ progress monitoring
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Jonathon Walters author of “Should Welfare Recipients be Drug Tested?” published an article on March 13‚ 2012 for Governing: The State and Localities that provided readers with several points of interest when discussing drug testing welfare recipients. Walters states in his article “According to the National Conference of State Legislatures‚ almost two dozen states are considering bills that require drug testing those either applying for or receiving public benefits‚ a policy that has been cut down
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Controversy over welfare recipients Learning Team D BCOM/275 Patricia Inman 2/25/2013 Family services‚ adult services‚ and adult and family services are the different names to which each state calls families who are in need. Since the 1930s‚ and the great depression families have needed assistance with many forms of need. Most had little or no income‚ this creating the welfare assistance program‚ which was federally government‚ ran until the mid-1990s. Jobs come and go‚ and families could
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There is still debate on whether or not welfare recipients should be drug tested if positive is not receive aid from the government. Before our tax payers/ society opinions can be affected‚ they must be presented background information on the issue and a composing of a few different arguments. One view is that by the recipients knowing they will be drug tested may prevent them from using drugs for the sake of their family. Another view is with testing positive may help that individual seek guidance
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subject of drug testing recipients on welfare there are a variety of stands and opinions that people have on this matter. People who are providing their opinions come from many different cultures and important positions that may affect how they feel about this subject. My objective is to explore these different stands to give everybody a better understanding of where our peers may be coming from. The idea is not for me to take a stand but represent each stand there is in a neutral form. Should recipients
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students that are liable to be drug tested. Random drug screenings to students that are in grades 9-12‚ participate in extracurricular activities‚ or those who drive to and from school is an invasion of privacy and therefore should only be limited to drug screenings if reasonable suspicions are raised. Students that participate in clubs‚ school sports teams‚ organizations‚ music groups‚ and academic competitions are placed into a pool of students that a liable to be drug tested at random. This method‚
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Burns Composition I December 3‚ 2012 One of the major debates going on in states all over the United States today is whether people receiving welfare benefits should undergo drug testing to qualify. Critics argue that it is discrimination and unconstitutional‚ but it is requiring no more than almost any job that you apply for that requires you to pass a drug test in order to qualify for that job and benefits. As of now‚ the only thing that you must show in order to qualify for government assistance
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Drug Screening Teachers Prepared for: The Board of Education Abstract Currently‚ new hire teachers are not drug tested. This policy needs to be changed because teachers highly impact the students they come in contact with. This paper is a proposal written in APA format in order to persuade the Board of Education to change the drug screening policy for new hires in local the school system. In order to be eligible to earn a Tennessee teacher certification
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come across a consent form for drug testing. Most parent first thought might be do I need to worry my child is taking drugs or is testing at this age necessary? Many middle schools nowadays are now requiring drug testing for students involved in sports and extracurricular activities. When students register they are required to sign a waiver consenting to random testing. I believe middle school students who are involved in extracurricular activities should be drug tested because it might help prevent
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Why student athletes get drug tested Student athletes should get drug tested before they get to play the sport they want to play. If a student athlete get drug tested it increases their chances of going to colleges‚ if the athlete does not get drug tested then him or her will have serious problems in the future like poor academic outcomes‚ and finally is that schools are making their campus a drug and smoke campus. The first one is that if they get drug tested it increases their chances in going
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