First it is against the law for minors in the U.S. to be in use and possession of drugs, however these things may still be easily obtained by any person. You debate says “The main purpose of random school drug testing is not to catch kids using drugs, it to keep them from ever using them. Once their using drugs it’s harder for them to break their addiction. With many employers drug testing its very important for a kid's future not to use drugs. Drug use is responsible for many crimes. It’s worth the inconvenience for all our future.”(You debate) when the futures of students are at risk testing is a good idea, but what happens to students who are found guilty of drug use, “It is important to understand that the goal of school-based drug testing is not to punish students who use drugs.”sa

Cons to drug testing in schools are the effects it will have on the students “Some also argue that students who aren't doing anything wrong have nothing to fear. This ignores the fact that what they fear is not getting caught, but the loss of dignity and trust that the drug test represents. And we should all be afraid of government officials who believe that a righteous cause warrants setting aside bedrock constitutional protections. The lesson that our schools should be teaching is respect for the Constitution and for students' dignity and privacy, not a willingness to treat cherished constitutional principles as mere platitudes.”(Debate) Will a student be innocent until proven guilty as a legal right they are entitled to as citizens? “One of the fundamental features of our legal system is that we are presumed innocent of any wrongdoing unless and until the government proves otherwise. Random drug testing of student athletes turns this presumption on its head, telling students that we assume they are using drugs until they prove to the contrary with a urine sample” (debate). Some students may not mind waiving there rights however many times they do not fully know what it is that they are giving up. Little by little the government is taking the ri

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