Drug Testing

Forney ISD School Board policy (FNF local) requires implementation of a randomized drug testing program for all students grades 7-12 who intend to participate in competitive after-school extrcurricular activities and/or obtain/maintain a permit to park on campus during the school year. This pool of students shall be subject to random testing at a frequency and rate determined by the school administration.

Personnel from the drug-testing laboratory will collect urine samples under conditions that are no more intrusive than the conditions experienced in a public restroom. The drug-testing laboratory will test the urine sample for amphetamines/ methamphetamines, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, alcohol, opiates and creatinine.

The purposes of the drug-testing program are to:

       1.        Prevent injury, illness, and harm resulting from the use of illegal and performance-enhancing

                  drugs or alcohol;

       2.        Help enforce a drug-free educational environment;

       3.        Deter student use of illegal and performance-enhancing drugs or alcohol; and

       4.        Educate students regarding the harm caused by the use of illegal and performance-enhancing

                  drugs or alcohol.

Refusal to Test or                   A student who refuses to be tested when selected or who is determined

Tampering                              to have tampered with a sample will be deemed to have a positive test

                                                  result and will be subject to the appropriate consequences

                                                  depending on previous positive test results, if any.  

                                                  If a student is absent on the day of the random test, a sample will be

                                                  collected on the next random testing date.

Confirmation of                      An initial positive test will be confirmed by a second test of the same

Positive Results                      specimen before being reported as positive.

                                                  Upon receiving results of a positive drug test, the District will schedule a

                                                  meeting with the student, the student's parent if the student is under

                                                  the age of 18, and the coach or sponsor of the extracurricular activity,

                                                  as applicable, to review the test results and discuss consequences.

                                                  The student or parent will have 2 school days following the meeting

                                                  to provide a medical explanation for a positive result.

Retesting                                 The student will be retested on random test dates for a full calendar year

                                                 so long as the student wishes to participate in extracurricular activities 

                                                 or park a vehicle on school property.

Drug Abuse Prevention       The District will notify the parent and student of drug and alcohol abuse

                                                 prevention resources available in the area. 

Consequences                        Consequences of positive test results will be cumulative through the student’s

                                                  enrollment in the District.

First Offense                        Upon a first offense of receiving a confirmed positive drug test, a student will

                                               be suspended from any extracurricular activity, and the student’s parking

                                               permit will be suspended, for 20 school days following the date the student

                                               and parent are notified of the test results.

                                               During the period of suspension, the student may participate in practices

                                               but not in any  competitive activities or performances, nor park on campus.

Second Offense                    Upon a second offense of receiving a confirmed positive drug test, a student

                                               will be suspended from any extracurricular activity, and the student’s

                                               parking permit will be suspended, for 160 school days following the date

                                               the student and parent are notified of the test results.

                                               During the period of suspension, the student will not be permitted

                                               to participate in practices, compete or perform nor park on campus.

Third Offense                       Upon a third offense of receiving a confirmed positive drug test, a student will 

                                               be suspended from participation in any extracurricular activity, and the

                                               student’s parking permit will be suspended, for the remainder of the student’s

                                               enrollment in the District.  

End-Of-Semester                If a student’s suspension from participation in extracurricular activities and

Suspensions                        parking privileges is not completed by the end of the semester, the student

                                              will complete the assigned period of suspension during the following semester

                                              or during the first semester of the following school year.