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know, and release of test results to the appropriate school authority.”
Future guidelines will be developed by the Virginia State Board of Education and will filter down to school boards for their consideration.
While school boards will not be required, or necessarily encouraged, to adopt drug testing, they will now have the discretion to do so under the Board of Education’s forthcoming guidelines.
The law becomes effective July 1.
According to statements issued by the National Institute of Citizen Anti-Drug Policy, “Parents and educators will now to able to initiate fair consideration of this effective education policy for possible adoption in their own schools.”
While the new law still allows for punitive measures to be taken for dangerous illegal behavior, the premise behind the new law is a healthbased response to a drug problem that is discovered through student drug testing.
If a student is randomly tested for drugs and the results are positive, the response would not initially be punishment, but instead confidential assessment and treatment.
The NICAP views the new health-related, non-punitive student drug testing program now authorized by this new law as positive, and encourages local school boards to give it early and serious consideration.
Anita Sherman may be reached at asherman@timespapers.com.
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