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Beatrice Board Revises Random Drug-Testing Policy; Change Passes 4–2 with 1 Abstention
Summary
The Beatrice Public Schools Board approved a revision to policy 5103.1 on random drug testing, making eligibility annual (set at start of each school year) rather than remaining from freshman through senior year. The vote was 4–2 with one abstention after debate about effectiveness and vaping.
The Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education approved a revision to policy 5103.1 on random drug testing for students, changing the program so students enter the testing pool on a year-by-year basis when they sign up for activities rather than remaining subject to testing from freshman through senior year.
The change, approved after discussion, passed by a 4–2 vote with one abstention. Jason Alexander, speaking for district administration, described the core change: “So the student can basically when the…
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