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Transportation staff urge narrower language in driver drug‑testing policy
Summary
District transportation staff told the board the current policy phrase requiring testing when a vehicle 'touches' another vehicle, person or object could trigger testing after routine incidents like hitting a deer or a branch; staff will draft clarified wording and return it for board review.
Transportation staff pressed the Hardy County Schools board on the scope of the district's post‑incident drug‑testing policy, saying the existing language — which requires testing when a vehicle "touches another vehicle, person or object" — could force testing after routine events such as hitting a deer or running into a low tree limb.
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