The Curious Rejection of Drug Testing by America's Schools.

Jacobs, James B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ460423

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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The Curious Rejection of Drug Testing by America's Schools.

Jacobs, James B.; And Others

Teachers College Record, v94 n2 p208-53 Win 1992

Discusses (1) school drug testing and reasons why schools should have embraced it; (2) educational systems' responses to student drug testing and reasons schools have not adopted it; and (3) school social organization and politics accounting for schools' deploring drug use yet ignoring potentially useful technology. Four responses are appended. (SM)

Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Illegal Drug Use, Politics of Education, Position Papers, School Policy, School Responsibility, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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