(New York, NY)
Nov 23, 2008, p. NJ.4
Copyright © New York Times Company. Nov 23, 2008. completely rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. Drawing the Line on Drug Testing
By Michael Winerip
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-- "I dont want it misunderstood," said Lynn Evelyn, 52, the mother of three teenage girls. "Im non in favor of kids using drugs or alcoholic drink. "My approach is to ordinate them: I dont want you to do it. I think its absolutely the unlawful kind of behavior for adolescents to engage in. But if you do take aim at some point to experiment--and my girls are all social--I piffle about how, in our own family, theres a history of alcohol dependency. They k straight my older brother died of drug addiction." Her oldest daughter is now a college freshman, but last year, when she was a senior, a a few(prenominal) times she came home after drinking heavily, the mother said, and they talked. "I made it clear this upset me," Ms. Evelyn said. " I didnt expect this to be a regular thing." The mother supports whats called "suspicion-based scrutiny"--testing students if they appear to be impaired at groom. "Kids shouldnt go to
school drunk or high," she said.
"Its not just the schools right to test, its the schools responsibility." Indeed, last year officials at Ridge High here tested 23 students suspect of being impaired at school, with 15 testing arbitrary for drugs or alcohol, according to Chad Gillikin, a school counselor. This year, seven admit been tested, with three registering positive, he said. And that is where Ms. Evelyn believes the schools role stops. "Any more testing is an invasion of privacy," she said. This has put her at odds with many school officials in this wealthy suburb, including Mr. Gillikin. He is the co-chairman of a study commission that wants to implement a random drug screening chopine that would test 15 percent of Ridge...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay
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