Should schools randomly drug-test students? Con-side

This is because the government has been unable to deal with the drug trafficking syndicate with some of the well connected drug peddlers going on with their business as usual while school administrators are forced by the government to intimidate students . Random drug testing amounts to intimidation of students and cannot end drug abuse in the society American Academy of Pediatrics also argue that random drug testing can force students to switch to use of drugs that are quickly eliminated from the body system like alcohol or change to drugs like inhalants

and herbal concoctions that do not show up in drug tests (Gerada , 2005 Drug testing has been supported by the multimillion dollar drug testing industry which is likely to make a kill from testing student . It has been established that the industry charges between 14 and 30 for a cupful of pee to test drugs (Grim , 2006 . Comparing the whole student population in the United States , it is evident how the industry can fund million of studies that produce results which are biased towards supporting random drug testing . In either way , it is evident that random drug testing does not entirely deal with the larger problem of drug abuse among youths (Grim , 2006 . Instead of exposing student to such emotional stress , the government should direct funds to deal with the main actors in drug peddling syndicate to ensure that students do not have access to drugs . This will be the most effective strategy in reducing drug abuse among students

Fourth , random drug-testing convicts students unfairly . Once a student undergoes drug testing they are convicted even before they undergo a systematic trial (Gerada , 2005 . According to the constitutions , one is presumed innocent unless proved guilty by an impartial court of law which must rule beyond any shadow of doubts...