Beginning with the upcoming 2016-2017 school year, the Mars Area School District is implementing a new Random Drug Testing Program at Mars Area High School and Mars Area Middle School.
The policy applies to all students in Grades 7-12 who opt to participate in any interscholastic athletic activity, any paid extracurricular activity, or those who meet the District’s guidelines for obtaining a parking permit.
Prior to the start of each new school year and/or at the beginning of each sport season, or when a student moves into the District and plans to join a sport or paid activity or applies for a parking permit, the student and his/her parent(s)/guardian(s) will be required to complete and sign a “Drug Testing Consent Form.
Once a student submits a completed “Drug Testing Consent Form,” his/her name will be added to a pool, from which students will be randomly selected for urine testing on a periodic basis throughout each school year.
The district will pay for the costs of the random drug tests.
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