Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Differing Views on Value of High School Tests

 
 
The title of this article is ambiguous. This article is falls into the news value of relevance and human interest because it is relevant to those teenagers who play sports or even just take drugs and it draws in readers. To sum up what is written after so many scandals of drug usage many of states decided it would be necessary to start drug testing programs that were all operated by Drug Free Sport. These programs had the right to drug test you when trying to play High School athletics. The United States Supreme Court ruled that drug testing for high school athletes was constitutional, and some middle schools were evening starting on the programs. Most of the drugs that inspired these acts were drug enhancers such as steroids. Some programs fell apart after finical issues, but some of still going strong today and are preventing drug usage all over the country. “We continue to view that our program is accomplishing what it set out to do. It’s another tool in the student’s toolbox to say no to these substances. Our program serves more as a deterrent rather than being designed to punish students.” -Kurt Gibson. 

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