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RogueOne1/21/2011 6:46:55 am PST

Great, another opportunity for parents to teach their kids that it is acceptable to voluntarily give up their civil rights:

N.J. Town To Vote On Middle School Drug Tests
newyork.cbslocal.com


A proposal to conduct random drug tests of young students in one New Jersey town is raising some eyebrows.
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The Board of Education will vote Wednesday on a plan to randomly test sixth, seventh and eighth graders to see if they are under the influence of drugs. School administrators said they were confident the proposal would pass.
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The program is voluntary and both parents and students must consent. School officials said it was important to note that if a student tested positive, they would not be suspended or have the results sent to the police.