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2431.01 - ATHLETIC DRUG TESTING
PURPOSE OF POLICY
Recognizing that the potential use of alcohol and illegal drugs by the School District athletes is a concern, a program of deterrence will be instituted as a pro-active approach to insure the safety and well being of our students.
LANGUAGE OF THE POLICY
The policy provides random drug testing of student athletes. This random drug testing will be done on a weekly basis, and students are obligated to be tested, if their number is drawn. If they refuse, they will be denied the right to participate with the athletic team.
NON-PUNITIVE NATURE OF POLICY
No student athlete will be penalized academically for testing positive for illegal drugs or banned substances as a result of this policy. The results of drug tests pursuant to this policy will not be documented in any student's academic record nor will the results be disclosed to criminal or juvenile authorities absent legal compulsion by valid and binding subpoena or other legal process.
PROCEDURES THAT WILL BE USED
The random testing for the use of drugs will begin with the fall sports seasons and conclude at the end of the spring sports season at the end of the school year. During this time frame Putnam County Primary Care personnel will test a specific number of students each week. Students', who will be identified by number only, will be picked at random by the office personnel. The students will immediately be transported to the office in Leipsic by the coach, the athletic director, or an administrator to take a urine test for the use of illegal or banned substances.
The results of these tests will be held in the highest confidence. Parents/guardians/custodians will be notified immediately by the high school principal if a student is to be tested for the use of illegal substances.
Before students will be allowed to participate in any sport, they and their parents/guardian/custodian will be asked to sign an informed consent agreement, which allows the school to move forward and test for the use of illegal or banned drugs. There is a consent agreement for the parent/guardian/custodian, as well as a consent agreement for the student athlete to sign.
Also enclosed is a CONSENT TO PERFORM URINALYSIS FOR DRUG TESTING FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2007-08. This information is what parents and athletes are agreeing to when signing the consent form. Please read it carefully and know that professionals will handle everything with the strictest confidentiality being maintained.
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PROCEDURES FOR RANDOM URINE DRUG TESTING OF LEIPSIC LOCAL |
| A. | LIST OF ELIGIBLE STUDENT ATHLETES | |
| Each week the athletic director will update a list of eligible student athletes participating in sports. This list will be forwarded to the physician for the random selection of student athletes who will submit urine specimens for testing. | ||
| B. | RANDOM SELECTION OF STUDENT ATHLETES FOR TESTING | |
| The physician will use a system to assure that students are selected in a random fashion. This system may include computer generated random numbers or names or by pulling numbers from a pot of numbers equal to the number of eligible student athletes. | ||
| C. | SCHEDULING OF URINE DRUG TESTING | |
| Urine drug testing is unannounced. The day and date are selected by the physician and confirmed with the building principal. Random testing may be done weekly except during holidays and spring breaks. | ||
| D. | IN-SEASON DATES | |
| In-season start dates will begin as published by the Ohio High School Athletic Association or sanctioning organization and continue until the completion of all contests for that sport for Leipsic Local Schools. The athletic director will provide the physician with these dates. | ||
| E. | FORM COMPLETION | |
| The physician is responsible for seeing that proper drug testing custody and control forms are used that satisfy the needs of the Policy for Random Urine Drug Testing of Leipsic Local School District Students Participating in Interscholastic Sports and the testing laboratory. A student number will be used for identification with the student's name only appearing on the copies that go to the student, Medical Review Officer (MRO), and Superintendent. | ||
| F. | MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICER (MRO) RESPONSIBILITIES | |
| The MRO will review all results of urine drug testing. Any urine specimen testing positive for illegal or banned substances will be handled in the following manner: |
| 1. | The MRO determines if any discrepancies have occurred in the Chain of Custody. | ||
| 2. | Depending on the substances found in the urine, if necessary the MRO would contact the parent/guardian/custodian and ask for an appointment with the student and parents to determine if the student is on any prescribed medication from a physician. | ||
| 3. | If the student is on medication, the parent/guardian/custodian will be asked to obtain a letter from the prescribing physician, within five (5) working days, to document what medications the student is currently taking. Failure to provide such requested information will be considered a positive result. | ||
| 4. | The MRO will then determine if any of the prescribed medications resulted in the positive drug screen. |
| a. | For example, a drug screen positive for codeine would be reported as negative by the MRO when s/he receives a letter from the treating physician that the student has been prescribed Tylenol© with codeine as a pain medication for approved medical reasons. | |||
| b. | Or, if the student has a positive drug screen for codeine and has no documented physician order for the medication (maybe a parent gave the student one of their pills), this would be ruled a positive drug test by the MRO. Students may not use medications prescribed for someone else. |
| 5. | The MRO will complete the final review on the drug testing custody and control form and return the appropriate copy to the building principal in a confidential manner. This review is completed within the Federal guidelines. Reference: Federal Regs 49 CRP Part 40 "Procedures for Work Place Drug and Alcohol Testing". |
| G. | PICK-UP PROCESS | |
| The MRO is responsible for seeing that specimens are delivered to or picked up by the testing laboratory and the Chain of Custody form properly annotated. School officials will provide transportation for student athletes to the testing site. | ||
| H. | ILLEGAL OR BANNED SUBSTANCES | |
| For the purpose of this policy, the following drug classes, substances or their metabolites that can be tested for that are illegal or banned for Leipsic Local School District Student Athletes: | ||
| Alcohol, Barbiturates, LSD, Methaqualone, Phencyclidine, Amphetamines, Benzodiazepines, Marijuana, Metabolites, Nicotine, Propoxphene, Anabolic Steroids, Cocaine Metabolites, Methadone, and Opiates. | ||
| I. | PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF A POSITIVE RESULT | |
| When the presence of illegal drugs or banned substances has been verified in the collected specimens, the student athlete will be subject to the consequences as set forth by the Leipsic Local School Policy Handbook for Athletes (Athletic Code of Conduct). |
See Form 2431.01 F1
Adopted 12/12/06
Revised 03/10/09