Random drug testing for high school minor athletes...too invasive?

[hoffdano]

Texas has been randomly testing high school athletes since 2013. The focus of the testing is performance enhancing drugs, not recreational drugs. The results have been underwhelming. Extremely few positive tests. On one hand it could be that the mere threat of a test keeps kids from trying steriods. On another - it could be that they test too few athletes, and waste time testing all sports when they should instead focus on football.

It is a waste of time to test females. Don't test golfers or tennis players.

[Ceece]

No random drug testing on anyone ever. There should always be a reason.

[jazzy jeff]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

For many HS students sports is the ticket to college cause their grades ain't all that good.

I would not use the term "many" and it only applies mostly to one sport. That being Football. Academic records are important in all other sports as far as athletic scholarships are concerned. Even most College Basketball players are coming from private prep High Schools these days.

As far as the topic on hand, I have my reservations. Only because kids will drink alcohol, and the adverse effect of some drugs are no worse then alcohol. I would not feel right taking a student out of any extra curricular activity for smoking pot knowing others are drinking a few beers over the weekend.