Random Student Drug Testing RSDT

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Random Student Drug Testing (RSDT)

• Lewisville Independent School District
• Safe and Drug Free Schools
• Communities Program

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Mission Statement ofRandom Student Drug Testing

• Drug testing can be done effectively and
  compassionately. Testing, after all, cannot be
  used to punish kids who use drugs. Its purpose
  is to prevent use in the first place, and to make
  sure users get the help they need to stop placing
  themselves and their friends at risk.
• John P. Walters
• Director
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
• October 2004

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Identifying the Need in LISD

• Student Drug Survey Results
• 48.1 students surveyed believe that drug and
  alcohol use by students in their school is a
  problem
• 29.8 students surveyed state that they have been
  offered illegal substances or alcohol (anywhere)
• 29.5 students surveyed state that they have seen
  their friends use drugs or alcohol (anywhere)
• LISD Student Drug Survey
• April 2007

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Objectives

• To insure the health and safety of all students
  who represent LISD in any competitive after
  school extracurricular activities and students
  who have been assigned a parking permit
• To discourage the use of illegal drugs and the
  abuse of prescription and over the counter
  medications or alcohol among our student body
• To offer you a credible means to resist peer
  pressure as it relates to the use of illegal
  drugs and/or alcohol
• To provide a ready resource for support and
  assistance to those of you who may be using
  illegal drugs, performance enhancing drugs,
  prescription drugs and/or alcohol

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Informed Consent

• All students who represent LISD in any
  competitive after school extracurricular
  activities and students who desire a parking
  permit must have a signed consent form on file.
  Parents and students are required to sign the
  consent form unless the student is 18 or older.
• Students who do not represent LISD in any
  competitive after school extracurricular
  activities or do not have a parking permit can be
  included in the testing with parental consent.

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Panel of Drugs

• Marijuana
• Cocaine
• Heroin
• Prescription Painkillers or Opiates OxyContin,
  Darvon, Vicodin, Percocet, Percodan, and Tylenol
  with codeine
• Phencycclidine (PCP)
• Sedatives Xanax, GHB ( gammahydroxybutyrate),
  Valium, Klonopin, Ativan)
• Stimulants Amphetamines, methamphetamines,
  prescription stimulants (Aderall, Ritalin)

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RSDT Process

• 75 students (Spring 2008)48 students (2008 -
  2009)
• LISD administrator will escort students to
  theon-campus test site
• Students will not be allowed to bring along
  unnecessary garments or personal belongings
  (coat, purse, backpack, water bottle, etc.)

Per campus per week for testing
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Collection Procedures

• Students must present school ID
• Students will be instructed to wash and drytheir
  hands in the presence of the lab employeeprior
  to urination
• After washing hands, students will remainin the
  presence of the lab employee and willnot have
  access to any water fountain, faucet,soap
  dispenser, or cleaning agent
• Students will provide their urine sample in
  theprivacy of a stall

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Collection Procedures

• The sample will be divided into two
  separatebottles one to be used for primary
  testing and confirmation the second to be used
  in the eventa family wishes to challenge test
  results
• If a student tests positive, the Medical
  ReviewOfficer from the testing lab will contact
  the studentand family to determine if there is a
  medicalreason for the positive test
• Students unable to give an adequate samplewill
  be required to drink fluids and return tothe
  test site before the lab employee leaves

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Refusal to Test

• A student identified for random testing on a
  given date who leaves school because of illness
  or any other legitimate reason before the test is
  performed shall be included in the next random
  screening
• Refusal on the part of any student to participate
  in a random or scheduled drug test shall be
  considered as having tested positive

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Appeal Process

• A student and/or parent may choose to have the
  second half of their sample sent to a lab
  mutually agreed upon by the student/parent and
  the school selected lab at the expense of the
  student and/or parent.

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Consequences of Positive Test Results

• 1st positive result
• Suspension from participation in any competitive
  after-school extracurricular or co-curricular
  performances, competitions and/or activities for
  3 weeks
• Loss of parking privileges for 3 week period
  fifteen school days
• Mandatory minimum of 3 counseling sessions in
  Student Assistance and Response (STAR) Program or
  external counseling with proof of completion
  required

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Consequences of Positive Test Results

• 2nd positive result
• Suspension from participation in any competitive
  after-school extracurricular or co-curricular
  performances, competitions and/or activities for
  6 weeks (unless required for a grade)
• Loss of parking privileges for 30 school days
• Mandatory additional 3 counseling sessions in
  STAR Program or external counseling with proof of
  completion required and participation in ADAPT
  Program
• Weekly drug testing. If the results of these
  tests are negative, the student shall be eligible
  to participate in performances, competitions,
  and/or activities and/or resume parking permit
  privileges on the Monday following the end of the
  six week period

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Consequences of Positive Test Results

• 3rd positive result
• Suspension from participation in any competitive
  after-school extracurricular or co-curricular
  performances, competitions and/or activities for
  one calendar year (unless required for a grade)
• Loss of parking privileges for one calendar year
• Mandatory additional 6 counseling sessions in
  STAR Program or external counseling with proof of
  completion required and participation in family
  counseling (Family Centers or in community)
• The student shall submit to a drug test using the
  school contracted lab at student or parent
  expense at the end of suspension in order to be
  reinstated

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STAR Counselor(Student Assistance and Response)

• Individual and Group Counseling(including
  Drug-free Club Sponsor)
• ADAPT Program Implementation
• Family Counseling
• Assist in the implementation of Drug Awareness
  Curriculum
• Crisis Counseling

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Alternative Discipline And Parent Teaming 

• An evidence-based program effective in reducing
  student problem behaviors and increasing parent
  involvement
• Will be based on high school campuses
• STAR Counselors will be responsible for the
  implementation of this program

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Family Centers

• Will be available to provide individual and
  family counseling to students who test positive
  or students who are at risk for using and/or
  abusing drugs and alcohol.
• (ex severe family issues, poor grades, high
  absenteeism, social issues, peer pressure, etc.)

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Random Student Drug Testing

• One of the best ways to prevent addiction is
  to stop it before it starts. Drug abuse begins
  at increasingly early ages in America, so
  effective prevention strategies must be focused
  on young people. Because it targets at-risk
  youngsters, student drug testing is one of the
  most promising new prevention approaches.
• Robert L. DuPont, M.D.
• President of the Institute for Behavior and Health