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| Subject: Public or private, OZschwitz schools have no right to impose drug tests on students Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:32 pm | |
| ASSUMPTION College is set to test students for illegal drugs and alcohol, with several other prominent private schools about to adopt the controversial practice widely used in the US education system.
The proposed drug screening would only be conducted on students who exhibit unusual or erratic behaviour in class, and the school would require parental consent before a child was asked to provide a urine sample.
But some experts and civil liberty groups have warned the plan could breach privacy laws and undermine trust between teachers and students.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/top-schools-plan-drug-testing-20121222-2bsyv.html#ixzz2FpJStoSW
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