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Board debates implementing student drug‑testing policy; seeks more information
Summary
The board discussed a drug‑testing policy last implemented around 2012 and updated in policy form in July 2024. Members asked for legal, cost and stakeholder input and tabled further action pending more information.
ROUND COUNTY — Round County School Board members on Oct. 21 debated whether to implement a student drug‑testing program that appears in board policy but has not been consistently carried out.
Superintendent Roe told the board the district has a KSBA‑approved policy on drug testing that was last updated in July 2024 but had not been fully implemented since about 2012. Roe said the policy covers students participating in competitive extracurricular activities and anyone who drives a school vehicle, roughly grades 6–12 as written in the policy language presented to the board.
Board members said they were divided over whether to implement the policy as written, modify…
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