Is it against the U.S constitution to do a general drug test

[Jdog]

i mean rather than random drug testing would it be against the U.S constitution to do a drug testing of a schools general population. i can find no law that would prevent the government from doing this (in the constitution) so why dont they? if they realy want to stop drug use in america go through the schools. It would probably put a good bit of this generation in prison but in the end it could realy help with americas drug problem.

[R.D.735]

Kids only have the rights that their parents are willing to give them. If parents agreed to allow such a program, it would be legal. I doubt it would be effective at all, though. After all, the kids who are the most troublesome tend to drop out of school. They may simply leave if testing was employed. The costs of pursuing them to administer punishment increase greatly as they employ more elaborate methods of evading the police.

It would be much better if their parents could be made to administer good parenting for several reasons. However, that cannot be done without providing both incentive and instruction, at which point the responsibility(and capability) of the state to tell parents how to raise their children comes into doubt.

[CoLd BlooDed]

It would probably put a good bit of this generation in prison but in the end it could realy help with americas drug problem.

As if the American prisons aren't overflowing already? Hahahahaha...

[ClouD]

Kids only have the rights that their parents are willing to give them. If parents agreed to allow such a program, it would be legal. I doubt it would be effective at all, though. After all, the kids who are the most troublesome tend to drop out of school. They may simply leave if testing was employed. The costs of pursuing them to administer punishment increase greatly as they employ more elaborate methods of evading the police.

It would be much better if their parents could be made to administer good parenting for several reasons. However, that cannot be done without providing both incentive and instruction, at which point the responsibility(and capability) of the state to tell parents how to raise their children comes into doubt.

Time for that emancipation.

[grasshoppa]

i mean rather than random drug testing would it be against the U.S constitution to do a drug testing of a schools general population. i can find no law that would prevent the government from doing this (in the constitution) so why dont they? if they realy want to stop drug use in america go through the schools. It would probably put a good bit of this generation in prison but in the end it could realy help with americas drug problem.

1. That costs money. And if you haven't noticed, your nation is some serious debt.

2. Putting drug users (And in schools it is most likely for marijuana) in prison will overcrowd your prisons even more with people who are not a threat to society.

3. The best way for the US to get rid of it's drug problem is to stop pouring millions and millions of dollars into a useless cause, and think of an alternative. One idea is legalization and regulation.

[GestaltAlteration]

1. That costs money. And if you haven't noticed, your nation is some serious debt.

2. Putting drug users (And in schools it is most likely for marijuana) in prison will overcrowd your prisons even more with people who are not a threat to society.

3. The best way for the US to get rid of it's drug problem is to stop pouring millions and millions of dollars into a useless cause, and think of an alternative. One idea is legalization and regulation.

I agree. I'm not so sure on legalization of everything but if they allow alcohol (which kills so many people) than why do they restrict pot? One theory might be that pot crushes motivation and, as a result, consumerism drops. Interesting to think about. [For the record I've never smoked pot in my life, though know plenty who do/did.]

Otherwise our national debt is egregious! No more programs. No more systems!

[Jdog]

Otherwise our national debt is egregious! No more programs. No more systems!

good post. and egregious is now my word of the day (for tommorow)