Another one for the books!

[Octavius]

We had a really messed up guy come into the school and try to stab a football coach a few years ago.   Apparently, he blamed the coach for not getting him a full ride in college.  After that, the tight tulips went nuts and locked all doors, put cameras at every entrance, and even tried to have closed campus lunches.   THe lunches didnt happen.. basically we'd have to make 3 or 4 lunch periods to encompass the entire student body and that would extend the school day by an hour or more.  

Now their "threatening" to close the lunches again because some paranoid nuts across the street are complaining of litter (it is non-existant) and other crap going on by "malicious youths."  It pisses me off, but its not going to happen.  Basically none of the faculty care if the students leave.  We have some teachers doing hall monitor type things during their prep period and we walk right by, shoot the toejam with them for a while, then leave for the day.  If there's a tight-ass, we leave through the locker room doors in the adjoining sports facility.  No one cares, and we still get the public school 'education' either way (you'd really have to TRY and fail at our school).  

Texace, just leave.  If they have a problem, take it up with the school board.. maybe you can change something.

[boxboy28]

Like i said  Teach the drug doer's to get ready clean and they too can goto lunch with a pro card!


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[texace]

Now now...let's not get hostile. I know what the perks are...I jsut refuse to have the school take a drug test, where if they mess it up or if I do something, then I get expelled. There's too much riding on the magical piss cup that niether me or my parents will allow me to take it. Trust me...I would gladly get one and just tell em to shreck it...but I can't.

Thing is...they won't let me get a drug test in a controlled environment with the proper equipment. The school does it's PRO Card testing at the school...and God knows what they do to get the results.

While this was a whine about personal things...it was also a way to show people other than the students how dumb some people can be. Dispite all the complaints about them...the PRO Card will never go away. The fact I was complaining about was that even with everything...I can't leave without that damn sticker.

Yeah...I seem selfish, I know...but it makes me mad when we are bound to the school because of something trivial. Yeah....I can suck it up...but I will make some noise while doing it.

Back to the bashing of me...

[Animal]

dude.. the O.D plan.. email me for more details I have it all figured out it will be fun.

[funkedup]

The school has no business inspecting your urine.  Absolutely none of their business.  If you want to go out for lunch, do it.  If they hassle you, sue their tulips off.

[Elfenwolf]

Originally posted by texace
Now now...let's not get hostile. I know what the perks are...I jsut refuse to have the school take a drug test, where if they mess it up or if I do something, then I get expelled. There's too much riding on the magical piss cup that niether me or my parents will allow me to take it. Trust me...I would gladly get one and just tell em to shreck it...but I can't.

Thing is...they won't let me get a drug test in a controlled environment with the proper equipment. The school does it's PRO Card testing at the school...and God knows what they do to get the results.

While this was a whine about personal things...it was also a way to show people other than the students how dumb some people can be. Dispite all the complaints about them...the PRO Card will never go away. The fact I was complaining about was that even with everything...I can't leave without that damn sticker.

Yeah...I seem selfish, I know...but it makes me mad when we are bound to the school because of something trivial. Yeah....I can suck it up...but I will make some noise while doing it.

Back to the bashing of me...

texace, bash you? On the contrary, I admire you for your strength of convictions concerning the issue of drug testing. However, you have no right to be allowed to leave campus for lunch- it is a PRIVELEGE. If you're going to take a moral stand be prepared to take the consequiences of your stand. In California some schools make students take drug tests before they can participate in extracerricular activities like sports, cheerleading or band. The question presently before the Courts is rather extracerricular activities are a right any student has to participate in or not. In your case, however, the "right" to leave campus for lunch is only a privelege.

Give your parents a big <> for raising a child who questions the properity of drug testing and if you feel strongly enough about the issue then stick to your guns. Be forewarned, though, drug testing is becoming more and more acceptable and widespread in the workplace that it's almost unavoidable. By the logical progression of your thought process, will you be willing to live under a bridge in a cardboard box because you refuse to undergo a pre-job drug test? Just asking.

[SirLoin]

That's BS Elfenwuss...Unless there is barbed wire around the "institution",you should be able to go where you want to eat a bloody sandwich without peeing into a cup...

My how quickly we get old and forget.

[Elfenwolf]

Originally posted by SirLoin
That's BS Elfenwuss...Unless there is barbed wire around the "institution",you should be able to go where you want to eat a bloody sandwich without peeing into a cup...

My how quickly we get old and forget.

Well, I beg your pardon, but the schools absolutely DO have a right to keep their campus closed. My kid's High School has a closed campus because whenever they try an open campus the merchants complain over loitering and shoplifting. Are you saying the school has no right to offer special priveleges to kids willing to offer proof they aren't doing drugs? That'll be a hard sell in any community. Oh, and thanks for the "Elfenwuss" handle. I'll enter it into my archives:)

[Montezuma]

If you really want to fight this, talk to the ACLU.

Just Say No to Random Drug Testing:  A Guide for Students

[Moose1]

You guys could leave campus for lunch?

Jeez, at my school, you couldn't leave the school once you arrived for the day, until the school day was done.  PERIOD.  Unless you had a medical emergency or had a call/note from your parents.  Nope, you brought your lunch or ate the daily mystery meat.  You left for lunch, you got the hammer brought down on you, hard.

Oh my god.  I just realized I sound like my dad and I'm only 35.  Shoot me.

(And no, I rode the bus to school, and it didn't snow that much in Virginia. )

Anyhoo...while I'm big-time anti-drug after seeing what pot and blow did to friends of mine in college, I really think the piss-test epidemic is going too far.

[senna]

WARNING! Children (oops teenagers, young adults, young fornicators whatever) who are allowed to leave school campus during lunch grow up to become cheaters and have affairs with coworkers during lunch. Save your grandchildren the future grief of divorce and dont allow your children to leave campus during lunch.

[Thrawn]

I'm pretty surprised that so many people aren't allowed to leave school grounds during lunch.  This is the first time I have ever heard of such a thing.

[fdiron]

Take the pee test ya'drug addict.

[thrila]

I can't get the scene in "Look who's talking too" when the toilet harasses mikey for his pee pee outta my head.

I want your pee pee!!!!

aieeeeeeeee:eek:

[Octavius]

In my school district its a liability issue.

The faculty and whoever is 'supervising' the them are responsible for the students during the school day.  I say have them sign a waiver releasing the district of any liability and get rid of this "prison mode" crap.  Then if the kids want to go out for lunch, they can, and the school is not responsible.  The school should not be given custody of the students during the school day.