Interscholastic Athletic Eligibility - Drug Testing

Board of Education Policy #6525

The Board of Education believes that the use of alcohol or drugs by students who participate in interscholastic athletics presents a particular hazard to the health, safety, and welfare of the student athlete, and to those who compete with the student. The Board of Education encourages students to participate in interscholastic athletics, but believes the opportunity to try-out and participate in school sponsored interscholastic athletics is not an absolute right. Rather, it is a privilege offered to eligible students on an equal opportunity basis. To be eligible to try-out for, or to participate in, any school sponsored interscholastic athletic program, students must agree to submit to testing for the use of drugs, if selected, in accordance with this policy.

The purpose of this policy is to protect the health, welfare and safety of students engaged in interscholastic athletics. It is to better assure the student athlete's health and physical fitness to participate in athletics. It is not to provide a means, which the district may use to punish a student athlete other than by disqualification from participation in interscholastic athletics. Accordingly, the results of any drug test administered under this policy shall be used only for determination of eligibility to try-out for and participate in interscholastic athletics and for no other disciplinary purpose.

The Superintendent shall establish a procedure for Board approval for drug testing of students participating in interscholastic athletic competition.

Approved 9/9/89

 

Interscholastic Athletic Eligibility Drug Testing Student/Parent Consent Form

I wish to try-out for and/or participate in school sponsored interscholastic athletics. I have read the Board of Education's Interscholastic Athletic Drug Testing Policy for Student Participants. I understand the Board of Education's policy and procedures #6525 and agree to follow said policy and procedures, including being subjected to drug testing as a condition of participation in interscholastic athletics. I understand that if I disobey the rules I will be excluded from the opportunity to participate in interscholastic athletics as provided in the Board's policy and procedures.

 

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