Purpose:
� To deter and prevent drug usage.
� To identify persons associated with
Starkville
Academy who may be using illegal drugs.
� To insure any chronic dependency is recognized, addressed and appropriately treated.
� To promote the health and academic progress of each student.
� To encourage the development of responsible life styles and positive community role models.
Participants:
Administrators, faculty, employees, and Board of Directors are all subject to random testing during the school year.
All students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 will be required to participate in the drug screening program. Each student in grades 8-12 will be tested at least once during the school year and subject to random testing at any time. Students in grades 7 will be randomly tested. Consent to the student�s participation is a condition of the enrollment contract. ANY STUDENT WHO REFUSES TO PARTICIPATE WILL BE DISMISSED FROM SCHOOL IMEDIATELY.
Testing Procedure:
The primary method of testing is by hair analysis.
The collection and coding of specimen samples will be handled in such a manner as to insure confidentiality.
The hair samples will be collected and tested by a private laboratory utilizing the most modern methods. A positive result will automatically be retested utilizing a drug specific procedure to insure no error has occurred.
