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Vernon board committee seeks change to student random drug-testing rule, recommends minimum 10% annual testing
Summary
The Vernon Township Board's policy committee recommended changing the district's random drug-testing regulation from an "up to 20%" allowance to a requirement that the district test a minimum of 10% of the testing pool annually; the board agreed to add the item for first reading and to review results annually.
The Vernon Township Board of Education's policy committee recommended altering the district's random student drug-testing regulation on Tuesday night, proposing that the district shift from language allowing "up to 20%" of the testing pool to be screened to a rule that would require "a minimum of 10%" of the testing pool be tested annually.
The recommendation, presented during the policy-committee portion of the meeting, would change the regulation's phrasing that currently permits testing at a maximum rate and instead sets a baseline testing rate the committee said would better address student health and safety. "The district will…
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