Many high schools across the country have brought much attention to the idea of

giving random drug tests to students in high school. The newfound interest in
student drug testing may be as a result of recent polls, which have shown an
increase in drug use among high school students. Many teachers, parents, and
members of school comities are for the drug testing, while most students and some
parents feel that this would be a violation of students rights as Americans, which
is true.

A basic argument for the anti drug testing is the simple fact that random drug
testing in schools would be an invasion of privacy. The fourth amendment to our
constitution which states “The right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not
be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by
Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
persons or things to be seized.” was put in place to protect citizens of this
country against policies like the random drug tests. Without probable cause there
is no need to do random drug tests, what happens to those children who have tried a
drug such as “pot” and not liked it. If a random drug test happens to take place
within a month of the time that child experimented with the drug, then they will
suffer great consequences depending on the rules of that school.