New Jersey Town Could Drug Test Middle Schoolers

and don't forget all the rich, white foks and the parents. the drug use in thier communities are off the chart. they manufacture, cook, and sell drugs. so let's not forget about them.

Oh my. Because I'm against it I must be either clueless or a druggie. Actually I think the best drug preventative is the parent. Don't encourage them to smoke or drink and you'll be doing them a big favor. Talk to them about it - c'mon, you do know about drugs yourself doncha? Tell them your experiences, especially those great ones where you got stuck somewhere and had to deal with it. And let Grandma go on about her smoking and drinking and how she can't quit and thinks everyone else is uptight about her behavior. And how little money she has, but she can always afford her drinks and smokes.

what the hell is going on here? don't you understand that you are doing EXACTLY what the government wants us to do? to turn on each other and turn one another in. what are you saying??? that every parent and every child from grade 6 and up need to be drug tested? what is wrong with all of you? are you insane? are YOU on drugs? what is your intent?

B.s.

While I agree there can be false positives, that is the reason for doing the split sample. It is also important that any medications your child is on is made known to the tester.

And if we don't stop this Republican/Democrat stuff we won't have a nation to worry about. We all need to pull together, problem with that is everyone wants their side to be right and all they are doing is tearing us farther apart.

If you think you can do a better job, put in the hours and accept the low pay, then go get your teaching degree. When we were in school, if you got in trouble it was nothing compared to what you got at home. Now days with Dept of Child and Family Services not allowing parents to correct their children without someone calling it abuse, these kids say and do what they want and some, not all, treat teachers with such disrespect I'm surprised we have any teachers left. Maybe if the kids and the parents cared, schools would not have to have police on sight and we wouldn't have to worry about massacres at school. You people really need a reality check! No, I'm not a teacher!

Unless the parent(s) themselves become active participants in having a voice in how their kids are being supervised,fed, educated,exercised,disciplined outside the home...oh sorry; these are the same parents who don't have the time or energy or ability to do these things at home.Many of our families' "responsible adults" are themselves only bigger versions of their middle schooler-teenagers. These issues of personal responsibility vs.the gradual loss of our hard and frequently fought for freedoms due to federal power expansion have been discussed for years;we just don't care enough to rein in the government, or we would have elected the representation we need not what we deserved. Also, many of us are just able to survive the day ourselves...we're busy,stressed, toxic, undernourished, overfed, inflammed, sleep deprived, allergic, infested,broke and angry...so we drink and smoke and snort and shoot and the child who as an infant we once promised to do your best for is forgotten or assumed to be fine. It may be that it takes a village to raise a child.

I would fail as a teacher, as most people would when their job performance has nothing to do with their job security.