08-27-2008, 06:07 AM
Thanks Cat for the link. I know Pat and considered him a good choice for school board. His strong position on drug testing has me wondering though.
I'm for a drug free workplace also, but there's a problem with testing teachers; If a teacher is a cronic drunk, or uses cocaine or Meth on the weekend they will pass "clean" urine after a day or so. If a teacher smokes a joint, or is around someoneone that does at a Christmas party, their urine will be dirty for several months, even if the teacher is straight. This policy is flawed, and I have to wonder why the teachers caved in to it.
Instead of random testing, there should be tests only if performance, other behaviors indicate it's neccessery.
IMHO
I'm for a drug free workplace also, but there's a problem with testing teachers; If a teacher is a cronic drunk, or uses cocaine or Meth on the weekend they will pass "clean" urine after a day or so. If a teacher smokes a joint, or is around someoneone that does at a Christmas party, their urine will be dirty for several months, even if the teacher is straight. This policy is flawed, and I have to wonder why the teachers caved in to it.
Instead of random testing, there should be tests only if performance, other behaviors indicate it's neccessery.
IMHO