https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8 en-us 2017-04-11 16:30:19 UTC 2017-04-24 02:26:48 UTC hello@padlet.com dportillo19 https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/165926201 "Drug Prevention in Schools: Mandatory Random Drug Testing"
http://cdn.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Drug_Prevention_in_Schools_issue_brief_Sept2016.pdf]]> 2017-04-11 16:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/165926201 dportillo19 https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166191613 The first court case that had delved in the realm of random drug testing in high schools was 'Vernonia School District v. Acton' in 1995, in which it supported the concept that athletes should be drug tested in order to ensure that they do not have an unfair advantage while competing. ]]> 2017-04-13 02:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166191613 dportillo19 https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166192218 The second court case that the concept is based on is 'Board of Education v. Earls' in 2002. Which was to expand the previous boundaries set by 'Bernonia School District v. Acton' to encompass students in other extracurricular activities that compete as well. ]]> 2017-04-13 03:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166192218 dportillo19 https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166192778 "There was a statistically significant difference in reports of past 30-day use of substances that were subject to testing in the MRDT program (16.9 percent of students reported using those substances vs. 22.9 percent in non-MRDT schools)."

 {Context:  "The strongest evidence in support of MRDT comes from a study funded by the U. S. Department of Education that was conducted in 36 schools across eight districts in 2007-08."}]]> 2017-04-13 03:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166192778 dportillo19 https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166193331 "Overall, other outcomes that were examined were even less encouraging. The drug-testing program showed no effect on students in schools with MRDT who were not subject to testing (because they did not participate in sports or extracurriculars)." 

{As a follow up to the one above...}
"This supports the contention that testing students in sports and extracurricular activity overlooks students at greater risk of illegal drug use."

]]> 2017-04-13 03:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166193331 dportillo19 https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166193886 " On the positive side, and contrary to fears that MRDT might discourage participation in sports and other extracurriculars, there was no evidence that the MRDT program discouraged students from participating in those activities. On the other hand, students more likely to use drugs may well opt not to participate in those activities anyway."]]> 2017-04-13 03:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166193886 dportillo19 https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166193941 Due to longevity of indicators of certain narcotics, such as marijuana, being relatively long, students will be less likely to to abuse it out of fear of triggering a positive test quite some time after consumption. This however, may also push students to abuse other drugs that dissipate from the body quicker or are less detectable.]]> 2017-04-13 03:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166193941 dportillo19 https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166194196 " The Michigan study also found that reports of drug use were higher in the groups not targeted for testing whether they were in schools that tested or not. This pattern of findings supports the concern that using MRDT as a general deterrent for drug use will not target the students most likely to be using drugs in a school."]]> 2017-04-13 03:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166194196 dportillo19 https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166194204 In Dan Romer's ( who is the research director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania) research, he describes how a school's climate, in regards to respect, may influence students to behave and act closer to the bounds of the law and would be less inclined to abuse narcotics.

{The reason why this is a note is because I'm planning to help debate a method in which tests could be done respectfully to assist in drug prevention}]]> 2017-04-13 03:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166194204 dportillo19 https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166194679 " In a 2008 review that examined multiple studies with more than 7,000 students,11 researchers concluded that “schoolbased programs based on life skills seem the most effective in reducing incidence of drug use.” These programs are typically administered in middle school when pressures to start using drugs begin.]]> 2017-04-13 03:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166194679 dportillo19 https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166195104 An alternative method to Random Drug Testing, is SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment). In which screenings are done to determine who is suffering from narcotic abuse, then they are receive an intervention and sent are referred to treatment if they posses severe side effects or addiction.]]> 2017-04-13 03:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dportillo19/g774tn6m94y8/wish/166195104