Poll: Schools Breath Testing Students
I don't think anyone would argue that underage drinking is a huge problem.
Not only does it reap havoc on the health of developing teens, but the impacts on society are devastating as well. As a former teacher, I would often have students who were possibly intoxicated while in class or nursing a hang-over from the night before.
Foxborough School in MA is taking action by breath testing students at dances, extra-curricular activities and even during the school day if alcohol use is suspected.
Some would see this as great initiative taken by the school system to curb underage drinking, while others could argue that this is an invasion of privacy and schools trying to do the job of parenting.
What do you think? Participate in the poll below and share your thoughts.
Should schools be allowed to breath test students at school and school functions?
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My concern about this is that it would be very easy for administrators to target certain groups of kids, based on any number of appearance or behavioral observations. This could be a slippery slope. There need to be measures in place to insure against that.
ReplyI can see checking kids coming into the school dance, but random tests throughout the school day seems ridiculous.
ReplyAlso (everyone will yell at me for pointing this out)-
it's "wreak" havoc, not reap
I could see maybe doing it at proms and dances and graduations, but doing it randomly throughout the day would be insanely ridiculous. It would only breed a ton of resentment among the good kids that didn't drink at schools...like they weren't able to be trusted or something. But there will always be kids that get around the system. There was a girl in my school who carried a water bottle around with her all the time and she always acted a little weird. Turns out, she had been filling the water bottle with vodka and carrying that around all day. Yeah, she was an alcoholic at the age of 15...I think she got expelled from our school after sophomore year.
ReplyThe other day I was talking to someone who works at the Foxborough High School referenced in this article. He said that the kids will just find ways to get around the breathalizers, like hiding alcohol at school so they get past the breathalizers to get in and then start drinking. Or they'll turn to other drugs instead.
I think kids will find a way to do what they want to do no matter what.
ReplyI'll argue. Underage drinking is not a huge problem.
The drinking age is set arbitrarily, based on political and economic pressure from special interest groups. There's nothing magic about 21 or even 19. Legal adults (over 18) should be free to drink alcohol. And minors should be allowed to drink alcohol under the supervision of a parent or guardian.
It's wrong for the majority to arbitrarily oppress the minority. That's what the drinking age does.
The drinking age also leads to binge drinking and lots of other lawless behavior.
Young people correctly understand that the law exists to oppress them and they are morally and ethically justified in breaking this law. For people to have respect for the law, the law must respect the people.
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