FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006
Bullet Random Testing and Marijuana

A couple items worth noting:

First, another school board has voted to implement a random drug testing program to protect students. From the Shelbyville Times-Gazette in Tennessee:

"Bedford County Board of Education passed a random drug testing policy Thursday night which will cover all students participating in extracurricular activities -- not just athletics but clubs, band, cheerleading and the like.

The policy standardizes random drug testing policies system-wide and expands the program to non-athletic activities."

Also, this sad item out of Lake County Florida, courtesy of Local 6:

"A 25-year-old woman in Lake County, Fla., was charged with aggravated child abuse for allegedly smoking marijuana near her 11-day-old baby before the girl was rushed to a hospital with serious breathing problems, according to Local 6 News.

A 911 call apparently made by Antondra Sims led police to her Leesburg home Tuesday. When officers entered the home, they found a screaming baby and a room full of smoke, Local 6 News reported."

Read the whole story (with video). Send Comments