Random Student Drug Testing Presentation

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Random Student Drug Testing Presentation

• Lewisville Independent School District
• Safe and Drug Free Schools Communities Program

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SDFSC TASKFORCE

• Membership
• Initiated in May 17, 2007
• Comprehensive group representative of LISD
  communities
• Interested community members can apply in Spring
• Students are encouraged to apply throughout the
  school year
• Commitment - Training Sessions are held
  quarterly. Committees meet at their discretion.

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SDFSC TASKFORCEMISSION STATEMENT

• The Lewisville Independent School District Safe
  and Drug Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC)
  Taskforce is dedicated to promoting awareness,
  education, enforcement and support for a safe and
  drug free community.

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SDFSC TASKFORCE GOAL

• To bring together a cross-section of our
  communities to address factors contributing to
  substance abuse and promote protective factors
  that decrease incidences of substance abuse.

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Task Force Committees

• Awareness
• Education
• Support
• Enforcement

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TASKFORCE COMMITTEE GOALS

• Enforcement Promote coordination with community
  members, government agencies, parents and school
  personnel to consistently monitor and enforce
  compliance with established school and community
  policies and procedures.
• Examples of sample projects
• Exploring possibility of random student drug
  testing
• Researching hotlines and text messaging lines for
  reporting unsafe and drug-related activities

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Work Timelines

• October 9, 2007 LISD School Board Workshop
  Part 1
• October 30, 2007 LISD School Board
  Workshop Part 2
• November 12, 2007 LISD School Board
  Meeting - RSDT Program Presentation
• December 10, 2007 LISD School Board
  Approves RSDT Policy

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• RANDOM STUDENT
• DRUG TESTING
• AT
• LISD

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Mission Statement of Random Testing

• Drug testing can be done effectively and
  compassionately. Testing, after all, cannot be
  used to punish kids who use drugs. Its purpose
  is to prevent use in the first place, and to make
  sure users get the help they need to stop placing
  themselves and their friends at risk.
• John P. Walters
• Director
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
• October 2004

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HISTORY OF STUDENT TESTING

• In June 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court broadened
  the authority to test students for illegal drugs.
  
• The Court ruled to allow random drug tests for
  all middle and high school students participating
  in competitive extracurricular activities.
• Its a big step in the right direction, for it
  gives every school in every city and every town a
  powerful tool for controlling one of the worst
  threats facing kids today, John P. Walters, the
  Nations Drug Czar said.

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Lifetime Use of Selected Substances Among 8th,
10th, and 12th graders

• Marijuana Ecstasy
• Grade 8 14.2 Grade 8 2.3
• Grade 10 31.0 Grade 10 5.2
• Grade 12 41.8 Grade 12 6.5
• Cocaine/Crack Steroids
• Grade 8 5.2 Grade 8 1.5
• Grade 10 7.6 Grade 10 1.8
• Grade 12 11.0 Grade 12 2.2
• 2007
  Monitoring the Future Survey

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Rise in Nonmedical Prescription Use among teens
in 2007

• Prescription drug use remains unacceptably high
  with virtually no drop in nonmedical use of most
  individual prescription drugs.
• This year, for the first time, researchers pulled
  together data for all prescription drugs as a
  measurable group (including amphetamines,
  sedatives/barbituates, tranquilizers, and opiates
  other than heroin such as Vicodin and OxyContin).
• 15.4 percent of high school seniors reported
  nonmedical use of at least one prescription
  medication within the past year.

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Identifying the Need at LISD

• Student Drug Survey Results
• 48.1 students surveyed believe that drug and
  alcohol use by students in their school is a
  problem
• 29.8 students surveyed state that they have been
  offered illegal substances or alcohol (anywhere)
• 29.5 students surveyed state that they have seen
  their friends use drugs or alcohol (anywhere)
• LISD Student Drug Survey
• April 2007

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Why Drug Test Students?

• To insure the health and safety of all students
  who represent the district in any competitive
  after school extracurricular activities and
  students who desire parking permit privileges.
• To serve as a deterrent to the use of illegal
  drugs and the abuse of prescription and over the
  counter medications or alcohol among the student
  body.
• To offer students a credible means to resist peer
  pressure as it relates to the use of illegal
  drugs and/or alcohol.
• To provide a ready resource for support and
  assistance to any student who may be using
  illegal drugs, performance enhancing drugs,
  prescription drugs and/or alcohol.

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Who will be Tested?
The LISD program allows schools to randomly test
students for illegal drugs if they have a parking
sticker and/or are involved in extra-curricular
activities. Also, parents who have students that
dont fall into either category can voluntarily
ask for their children to be included in the
group.
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• Random student drug testing is a powerful
  prevention and intervention tool for schools,
  stated Drug Czar John P. Walters at the Random
  Student Drug Testing Summit in Washington, D.C.

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• RSDT
• in
• practice

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Random Selection Procedures

• Lewisville ISDs Safe Drug Free Schools office
  will e-mail a list of eligible students from each
  high school to the selected lab
• A computer generated random selection process
  will be utilized to select 48 students per HS
  campus (Fall 2008) per week for testing. 12
  students per week will be chosen for the 9th
  grade campus.

• In a true random program each student has an
  equal chance of being selected each time testing
  is done.
• Certified male and female collectors will conduct
  random testing at each campus.
• Selected students will be notified the day of the
  test.

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Recommended Panel of Drugs to Test

• 1. Marijuana
• 2. Cocaine
• 3. Prescription Painkillers or Opiates
• Codeine (Tylenol with Codeine), Morphine,
  6-Acetylmorphine
• (Heroin), Hydrocodone (Vicodin), Hydromorphone,
  Oxycodone (OxyContin, Percocet, Percodan),
  Oxymorphone, Propoxyphene (Darvon)
• 4. Phencyclidine (PCP)
• 5. Sedatives
• Benzodiazepines
• Lorazepam (Ativan), Alprazolam (Xanax), Diazepam
  (Valium), Oxazepam (Serax), Temazepam (Restoril),
  Chlordiazepoxide (Librium), Clorazepate
  (Tranxene)
• Barbiturates
• Butalbital, Amobarbital, Phentobarbital,
  Secobarbital, Phenobarbital
• 6. Stimulants
• Amphetamine (Adderall), Methamphetamine, MDA and
  MDMA (Ecstasy)
• 7. Alcohol

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What Can Students Expect?

• Drug testing is a four step process
• 1. Collection
• 2. Screening
• 3. Confirmation
• 4. Review

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Collection Procedure

• A school staff member will escort LISD students
  chosen from the testing pool to the designated
  collection area at each campus.
• Students will be required to show their LISD
  student ID to positively identify themselves.
• The collector will complete the chain-of-custody
  form, which keeps track of where the specimen has
  been and who has handled it throughout
• the process.

• Blue dye has been placed in the toilets and water
  to the sink has been shut off or the faucets
  taped shut to lesson the risk of adulteration.
• Students will be given a collection kit asked to
  go into the stall, close the door, and provide
  30ml of urine.
• Upon completion, the temperature is read and
  recorded on the chain of custody form. Student is
  asked to initial security seal and place specimen
  in tamper proof bag.

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INABILITY TO TEST

• 1. If the individual is unable to provide an
  adequate quantity of urine, the CSP will instruct
  the individual to drink not more than 40 ounces
  of fluids and after a period of up to three hours
  again attempt to provide a complete sample using
  a fresh collection container.
• 2. The previous specimen will be discarded. If
  the individual is still unable to provide an
  adequate specimen, the insufficient specimen will
  be discarded, testing discontinued, and LISD will
  be notified.
• If medical proof is given as to why the specimen
  could not be given, the test will be cancelled.
• If no medical proof is given, the test will be
  deemed a refusal to test.

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Refusal to Test

• 1. Any student identified for random testing on a
  given date but who, because of illness or any
  other legitimate reason, leaves school before the
  test is performed shall be included in the next
  random screening.
• 2. Refusal on the part of any student to
  participate in a scheduled or random drug test
  shall be considered as having tested positive.

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Screening Confirmation

• All urine samples will be sent to a laboratory
  certified by the Substance Abuse Mental Health
  Services Administration (SAMHSA).
• If results of the screening tests are negative no
  further action is necessary.
• If a specimen tests positive a confirmation
  method known as Gas Chromatography/ Mass
  Spectrometry (GC/MS) is performed.
• Technicians use Gas Chromatography to separate
  the various substances in the specimen and then
  make a positive identification through Mass
  Spectrometry.

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Medical Review Officer

• If the confirmation test also comes up positive,
  a qualified Medical Review Officer (MRO) should
  determine whether the positive reading was caused
  by illicit drugs or by proper prescription
  medication.
• A MRO is a licensed physician who is also an
  expert in drug and alcohol testing.
• It is the job of the MRO to ensure the integrity
  of the drug test.

• If a test is positive the MRO will confer with a
  parent or guardian to determine if there is a
  medical explanation.
• If the MRO determines that the positive test was
  not the result of illegal drug use, the test is
  reported as a negative.
• Utilizing an MRO helps protect the rights of the
  students and can have the added benefit of
  strengthening the schools position if the test
  results are ever challenged.

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Tests Results

• Student privacy will be protected in accordance
  with all applicable laws.
• Tests results will be kept confidential and
  provided only to parents/guardians, and
  designated administrators.
• For those who worry about the Big Brother
  dimension of drug testing it is worth pointing
  out that test results are generally required by
  law to remain confidential, and in no case are
  turned over to the police.

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Retest of Sample

• Students who tests positive may request a second
  test. A request for a retest must be made to the
  MRO within 48 hours from the time the parent or
  guardian was first notified of the positive test
  result. The specimen must be sent to a second
  test laboratory on the certified SAMHSA approved
  list. The parent/guardian will bear any expense
  for the requested retest.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What if the student is unable to provide at least
  30ml of urine? Collector will discard specimen
  and students will be given access to bottled
  water or other fluids to help produce enough
  urine within the allotted time frame set by LISD.
• Will over-the-counter medications cause a
  positive result? Over-the-counter medications if
  taken as instructed on the packaging will not
  appear as a positive test result.
• What if the student is at a party and marijuana
  is being smoked. Will the smoke result in a
  positive drug test? Limited exposure to
  marijuana smoke does not cause a positive test
  result.
• What if the student is on her menstrual cycle.
  Will that affect her drug test result? NO.
• Will eating poppy seeds cause a positive test
  result? No.
• Will drug testing drive students out of
  extracurricular programs, or deter them from
  joining in the first place? A well-implemented
  testing program is created to assist students,
  not to punish them. It provides students with a
  built-in excuse to refuse drugs and offers them
  an opportunity for counseling or drug treatment.

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Confirm student eligibility for testing
Privileges Reinstated after suspension period
Student name returned to RSDT pool
No
Positive Result during suspension period
Desire to participate in extracurricular
activity or drive vehicle to school
Not eligible for school sponsored drug
testing, extracurricular activities or parking
permit
No
Yes
Weekly drug testing
Yes
Consent Form on file
No
Not eligible for school sponsored drug testing,
extracurricular activities or parking permit
Yes
No
Level 2 Consequences applied
Level 1 Consequences applied
Yes
Yes
Yes
Student Eligible Placed in RSDT pool
Medical Explanation Accepted
No
2nd Positive Result
1st Positive Result
Lab notifies LISD, parent, student
No
No
3rd Positive Result
MRO contacts parents for medical explanation
for positive result
Student randomly selected by lab
Yes
MROMedical Review Officer
Yes
Yes
Level 3 Consequences Applied
Screening sample taken
Positive Result
Student name returned to RSDT pool
No
Lewisville ISD Random Student Drug Testing
Program Process
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Consequences
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Consequences of Positive Test Results

• 1st positive result
• Suspension from participation in any competitive
  after-school extracurricular or co-curricular
  performances, competitions and/or activities for
  3 weeks
• Loss of parking privileges for 3 week period -
  fifteen school days
• Mandatory minimum of 3 counseling sessions in
  Student Assistance and Response (STAR) Program or
  external counseling with proof of completion
  required.

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Consequences of Positive Test Results

• 2nd Positive Result
• -Suspension from participation in any
  competitive after-school extracurricular or
  co-curricular performances, competitions and/or
  activities for 6 weeks (unless required for a
  grade)
• -Loss of parking privileges for 6 week period
• -Mandatory minimum of 6 sessions in STAR Program
  or external counseling with proof of completion
  required and participation in ADAPT program.
• -Weekly drug testing. If the results of these
  tests are negative, the student shall be eligible
  to participate in performances, competitions,
  and/or activities and/or resume parking permit
  privileges on the Monday following the end of the
  six week period.

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Consequences of Positive Test Results

• 3rd Positive Result
• -Suspension from participation in any
  competitive after-school extracurricular or
  co-curricular performances, competitions and/or
  activities for one calendar year (unless required
  for a grade)
• -Loss of parking privileges for one calendar
  year
• -Mandatory minimum of 12 counseling sessions in
  STAR Program or external counseling with proof of
  completion required and participation in family
  counseling (Family Centers or in community)
• -The student shall submit to a drug test using
  the school contracted lab at student or parent
  expense at the end of suspension in order to be
  reinstated.

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Appeal Process

• A student and/or parent/guardian may choose to
  have the second half of the sample taken during
  collection sent to a lab mutually agreed upon by
  the student/parent and the school selected lab at
  the expense of the student and/or parent.

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Assessment and Evaluation of RSDT Program

• It is essential that we monitor our program
  closely and regularly through surveys, watching
  for signs of progress, and making adjustments
  along the way. At different times, we may want to
  alter our test panel. On a continuing basis, we
  should collect as much information as we can
  about the amount and extent of drug use in our
  district.

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STAR (Student Assistance and Response)Program
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STAR Counselor

• Individual and Group Counseling (including
  Drug-free Club Sponsor)
• ADAPT (Alternative Discipline And Parent Teaming)
  Program Implementation
• Family Counseling
• Assist in the implementation of Drug Awareness
  Curriculum
• Crisis Counseling

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Alternative Discipline And Parent Teaming 

• -An evidence-based program effective in reducing
  student problem behaviors and increasing parent
  involvement.
• -The curriculum incorporates Parenting Wisely, a
  Substance Abuse Mental Health Services
  Administration Model Program.
• -will be based on HS campuses
• -STAR Counselors will be responsible for the
  implementation of this program

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Alternative Discipline And Parent Teaming

• Parents will need to bring their student on 3
  consecutive weeks for 3 separate sessions
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• ADAPT will be held one evening a week at HS
  campuses
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• The topics will be rotated, so the students and
  parents can start at any time!

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Family Centers

• Will provide individual and family counseling
  to students who test positive in the RSDT program
  as well as students who are at risk for using
  and/or abusing drugs and alcohol. These are
  scheduled to be available by Jan 2009 if needed.
  Will be staffed by extra-duty staff and/or
  part-time clinical staff.

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Random Student Drug Testing

• One of the best ways to prevent addiction is to
  stop it before it starts. Drug abuse begins at
  increasingly early ages in America, so effective
  prevention strategies must be focused on young
  people. Because it targets at-risk youngsters,
  student drug testing is one of the most promising
  new prevention approaches.
• Robert L. Dupont, M.D.
• President of the Institute for Behavior and Health

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Resources

• www.health.org
• www.samhsa.gov
• www.nida.nih.gov
• www.drugfreeamerica.org
• www.drugabuse.gov
• www.randomstudentdrugtesting.org

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Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Program

• If you have any questions or comments, feel free
  to contact us at
• Milliken Education Center
• 2103 Savage Lane
• Lewisville, TX 75057
• 972-350-3672