Matt, a high school football player, was scheduled to play linebacker in a Friday night game, but a few days before Matt was hanging out at his buddies and started smoking marijuana. Thursday, before the game, Matt was chosen to take a drug test. His coach approached him saying Matt could not play because the test proved that he had marijuana in his system - a depressant that the school had banned. Families, friends, and …showed first 75 words of 1985 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1985 total…Schools need to weigh their options before they introduce a drug-testing program. There will be many steps to consider if schools decide to introduce drug-testing to students. Schools play a positive role in ensuring the student drug users receive appropriate attention. It is clear that drug-testing in high school athletics evokes many social, ethical and legal issues. Drug-testing should be allowed in high schools because keeping the students safe and healthy is an important factor.