High School Starts Student Drug Testing
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Student drug testing has begun at Carpinteria High School.
It’s the first school in Santa Barbara County to begin testing some students for drugs. Each week, a computer will select five students from a master list of those currently participating in sports and cheerleading, and they will be asked to submit a urine sample.
About 400 students participate in such programs.
Students will be tested for five types of illegal drugs: marijuana, methamphetamines, amphetamines, cocaine and opiates. A positive test will result in the student being suspended from sports or cheerleading for three weeks.
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