Shouldn’t the score be high, and not the students? Many high school athletes experiment with drugs, while others do them on a regular basis. Yet these students still get the privilege of participating in sports. However there is a solution, which is random drug testing.
Drug tests could be a solution to students doing drugs, and it is legal. Random testing would be used in non-biased manner which promotes the honor code within drug use, because student athletes will never know if they will be chosen for a random drug test. Random drug testing is already implemented in some school districts around the United States so the legality of it is not a question. It is legal. More school districts in the United States should use random drug testing to prevent drug use within students in a school system. If athletes get caught under the usage of drugs, through random drug testing, the privilege of being able to participate in extracurricular activities such as sports should be taken away. …show more content…
If a student athlete breaks this code proper consequences are enforced. Many students in school go against this policy. As of 2012, 81% of teens said they had the opportunity of using illicit substances, while 42.5% of those teens actually used them (CBS News). Students are not only taking street drugs, but they are also doing things like steroids. Steroids are used to build up muscle. Some athletes take them because they want to improve their athleticism. However, steroids have lots of risks, just like most other drugs. In a 2002 National Institute of Drug Abuse study, 2.5% of 8th graders, 2.5% of 10th graders, and 4% of 12th graders admitted to using steroids at some
Drug tests could be a solution to students doing drugs, and it is legal. Random testing would be used in non-biased manner which promotes the honor code within drug use, because student athletes will never know if they will be chosen for a random drug test. Random drug testing is already implemented in some school districts around the United States so the legality of it is not a question. It is legal. More school districts in the United States should use random drug testing to prevent drug use within students in a school system. If athletes get caught under the usage of drugs, through random drug testing, the privilege of being able to participate in extracurricular activities such as sports should be taken away. …show more content…
If a student athlete breaks this code proper consequences are enforced. Many students in school go against this policy. As of 2012, 81% of teens said they had the opportunity of using illicit substances, while 42.5% of those teens actually used them (CBS News). Students are not only taking street drugs, but they are also doing things like steroids. Steroids are used to build up muscle. Some athletes take them because they want to improve their athleticism. However, steroids have lots of risks, just like most other drugs. In a 2002 National Institute of Drug Abuse study, 2.5% of 8th graders, 2.5% of 10th graders, and 4% of 12th graders admitted to using steroids at some