Against Drug Testing of Student Athletes Nothing in the Constitution allows random urinalysis testing for students participating in interscholastic athletics. Such testing of students has not been proven beneficial to the students or the sports programs. More and more schools are testing student athletes for drug use, and so far, they are divided on the question of when and why schools may test student athletes for drugs. Laws vary from state to state, in part …showed first 75 words of 1167 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1167 total…frightening, more humiliating, and more irritating than being accused of a crime with no evidence and then being forced to prove your own innocence. This principle is a cornerstone of our legal system and a basic concept of fairness. Let's not create another situation that causes those who behave reasonably to fear laws and law enforcers. Instead, let's keep responsibility for detecting a child's drug use where it belongs, in the hands of the parents.