WELCOME RANDOM STUDENT DRUG TESTING COMMUNITY MEETING

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WELCOME RANDOM STUDENT DRUG TESTINGCOMMUNITY
MEETING

• Thank you for coming!
• Please complete the blue slip questions. We will
  collect them at the beginning of the
  presentation.
• We will allow time at the end to answer questions
  and concerns.

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RANDOM STUDENT DRUG TESTING PROJECT

• Cypress-Fairbanks Independent
• School District
• Roy Garcia, Assistant Superintendent Secondary
  Administration
• District Facilitator
• Nancy L. Rose, Coordinator
• Safe Drug Free Schools and Communities

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HISTORY OF STUDENT DRUG TESTING

• The U. S. Supreme Court ruled drug testing
  student athletes was constitutional (1995).
• The NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT, authorized the use
  of federal funds for random student drug testing
  (2002).
• The U. S. Supreme Court ruled schools could test
  extracurricular participants (2002).

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NATIONAL RESEARCH

• 2005 Monitoring the Future Survey
• 68 of high school students reported using
  alcohol in the past 12 months
• Percentage of students that have used illicit
  drugs in the last 12 months
• 8th graders 15
• 10th graders 31
• 12th graders 39

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NEED FOR PROJECT

• 2002-2003 Substance Abuse Task Force
• Superintendent Student Leadership Conference
• Safe Drug Free Schools Student Advisory
• Harris County statistics

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INTRODUCTION RANDOM STUDENT DRUG TESTING (RSDT)

• Students will be randomly selected from a
  district-wide pool of participants.
• Students will remain in the testing pool for the
  2006-2007 academic year.
• Students testing positive are not suspended or
  expelled from school.
• Student and parent/guardian are brought into a
  process of evaluation and counseling.

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OVERALL OBJECTIVES

• Provide for the health and safety of all students
  
• Undermine the effects of peer pressure
• Prevent injury, illness, or harm to students
• Give parents an opportunity to intervene
• Create a higher standard for students that
  represent the District
• Allow teachers to focus their energy and time to
  increase academic achievement

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ELEMENTS

• No academic consequences
• Non-punitive, no law enforcement involved
• Documented confidentiality procedures
• Use of confirmatory testing by the laboratory for
  positive results
• Trained specimen collectors

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THE COLLECTOR

• A collector is a person who instructs and assists
  students and designated contacts on school
  premises during a collection.
• The collectors have been certified and trained in
  conducting student drug testing.
• It is necessary for collectors and monitors to be
  the same gender as the students being collected.

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COLLECTION PROCEDURES

• Bluing will be added to the toilet and red
  security tape will be used to secure tanks or
  other water sources to discourage diluting or
  adulterating the specimen.
• Cleaning and hygiene products will be removed.
• Students will be required to show their student
  IDs/TDL for accurate identity.
• Collectors will complete the identification
  information on the Custody and Control Form.

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COLLECTION PROCEDURES

• Upon entering the restroom students will be asked
  to remove any unnecessary outer clothing and
  leave all items outside the stalls in the
  restroom.
• The students will be given a collection kit by
  the monitor and asked to go into the stall, close
  the door, and provide at least 30 ml of urine.
• The student will return the specimen to the
  collector as soon as possible after completing
  the void.

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COLLECTION PROCESS

• The collector will check the temperature on the
  bottle and record it on the Custody and Control
  Form.
• The collector will inspect the bottle and snap
  the lid shut. He or she will then apply a
  tamper-proof seal to the lid and place it into
  the bag.
• The student is required to watch the collector
  until the bottle is sealed in the bag.

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PROCESSES

• Permission signed by student and parent/guardian
• Students selected randomly by Certified Lab
  Computer Program
• Collection at each high school campus with
  administrative supervision
• Confirmation of positive results to
  parent/guardian from a Medical Review Officer
  (M.D.)
• Parent/student intervention conference

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PROPOSED STUDENT DRUG PANEL

• Amphetamines/Methamphetamines
• Cocaine metabolite
• Opiates
• Cannabinoid
• Barbiturates
• Benzodiazepines
• Ethanol
• Hallucinogens
• Phencyclidine
• Anabolic Steroids

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TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION

• Three year project 2006-2009
• Spring 2006
• Student baseline data created
• Parent/student permission to participate
• Parent informational meetings at each high school
  campus
• Staff training
• Fall 2006 Begin Testing

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CONCLUSION

• Random Student Drug Testing
• will give CFISD a powerful tool to ensure the
  health and safety of our students.
• will substantially reduce the drug use among our
  students.
• will provide parent assistance to identified
  student users and offer a therapeutic
  intervention.
• will be an additional tool in our comprehensive
  prevention program.

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