Board narrows student drug‑testing program: middle‑school opt‑in, high‑school random testing for a year
After debate, the Strongsville Board agreed to make middle‑school drug testing opt‑in and to move high‑school testing to random sampling for one year while improving data collection and making implementation less punitive.
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The Strongsville Board of Education on July 9 directed staff to implement student drug‑testing in a narrowed form for the coming year: middle‑school testing will be opt‑in for families and the district will conduct random sampling at the high school rather than the mandatory annual "draw the line" testing for every high‑school participant in activities.
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