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Athletic Drug Testing Policy
Students who participate in high school athletic programs not required for graduation are eligible for random drug testing.
A student shall submit a consent to test form for each sport in which the student desires to participate. The student shall submit the form to the testing coordinator seven days before the student participates in that sport. The consent to test form must be signed by the student and his or her legal guardian. A student becomes eligible for testing upon submission of the consent to test form. A student who refuses to submit a consent to test form is ineligible to participate in that sport.
A student remains eligible for random drug and alcohol testing from the date the consent to test form is submitted throughout the season of that sport. A student may be randomly selected for drug and alcohol testing more than one time per season.
If a student eligible for random drug and alcohol testing withdraws from an athletic team, the student may submit an athletic team drop form to the testing coordinator. A submitted athletic team drop form signed by the student, parent or legal guardian, coach, and principal effectively removes the student from the random testing pool for that sport.
Testing will occur only on student contact days during the academic year.
Selection of eligible students for testing will be conducted on a random basis, to be carried out as follows:
- The testing coordinator will compile a roster of ID numbers of students eligible for testing.
- During each athletic season, the testing coordinator will randomly select ID numbers for the student-athletes participating in a sport from a pool containing the ID numbers of all the student-athletes participating in a sport.
- The district will make a reasonable effort to contact parents of student athletes who have been selected for random testing.
- The students selected for testing will be escorted to the location designated as the testing site.
- The testing site will be at the school in an area that has a secured bathroom that will maximize the student's privacy.
Should a student refuse testing the consequences will be the same as if the student tested positive.
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