PEQUANNOCK, N.J (http://www.cfnews13.com/News/National/2007/1/30/high_school_to_expand_alcohol_testing.html)

Some teenagers who drink over the weekend could be in big trouble come Monday morning: A New Jersey school district plans to institute random urine tests capable of detecting whether alcohol was consumed up to 80 hours earlier.
Pequannock Township High, with about 800 students, said it will begin administering the tests next Monday.
"This is a major issue for America," School Superintendent Larrie Reynolds said Tuesday. "There are more kids that die each year in alcohol-related traffic deaths than there are soldiers who have died in Iraq. The numbers are staggering."
At least one other New Jersey high school, in Middletown, employs the EtG test, which screens for ethyl glucuronide, a substance produced by the body when it metabolizes alcohol.
Pequannock teenagers who participate in sports or other extracurricular activities, or drive to school, are already tested for illegal drugs, under a 2005 program prompted by the heroin overdose of a student.
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Better living through chemistry?

PEQUANNOCK, N.J (http://www.cfnews13.com/News/National/2007/1/30/high_school_to_expand_alcohol_testing.html)

"There are more kids that die each year in alcohol-related traffic deaths than there are soldiers who have died in Iraq. The numbers are staggering."

I'm a little confused by their logic. If he's only referring to the township, then there arent any students left to test. If he's referring nationwide, then has he taken into consideration there's a heck of a lot more students in America than there are soldiers in Iraq?

PEQUANNOCK, N.J (http://www.cfnews13.com/News/National/2007/1/30/high_school_to_expand_alcohol_testing.html)

Some teenagers who drink over the weekend could be in big trouble come Monday morning: A New Jersey school district plans to institute random urine tests capable of detecting whether alcohol was consumed up to 80 hours earlier.
Pequannock Township High, with about 800 students, said it will begin administering the tests next Monday.
"This is a major issue for America," School Superintendent Larrie Reynolds said Tuesday. "There are more kids that die each year in alcohol-related traffic deaths than there are soldiers who have died in Iraq. The numbers are staggering."
At least one other New Jersey high school, in Middletown, employs the EtG test, which screens for ethyl glucuronide, a substance produced by the body when it metabolizes alcohol.
Pequannock teenagers who participate in sports or other extracurricular activities, or drive to school, are already tested for illegal drugs, under a 2005 program prompted by the heroin overdose of a student.
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Better living through chemistry?
I'd refuse to take the test (even though I never drank in high school), and then file a lawsuit when the school tried to punish me. Fourteenth Amendment and Griswold v. Connecticut, bitches.

I find it silly that we have age restrictions on drinking. I'd submit to the test because I have nothing to lose and fighting it would just take time, but they shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

PEQUANNOCK, N.J (http://www.cfnews13.com/News/National/2007/1/30/high_school_to_expand_alcohol_testing.html)

Some teenagers who drink over the weekend could be in big trouble come Monday morning: A New Jersey school district plans to institute random urine tests capable of detecting whether alcohol was consumed up to 80 hours earlier.
Pequannock Township High, with about 800 students, said it will begin administering the tests next Monday.
"This is a major issue for America," School Superintendent Larrie Reynolds said Tuesday. "There are more kids that die each year in alcohol-related traffic deaths than there are soldiers who have died in Iraq. The numbers are staggering."
At least one other New Jersey high school, in Middletown, employs the EtG test, which screens for ethyl glucuronide, a substance produced by the body when it metabolizes alcohol.
Pequannock teenagers who participate in sports or other extracurricular activities, or drive to school, are already tested for illegal drugs, under a 2005 program prompted by the heroin overdose of a student.
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Better living through chemistry?
i see a student who used Nyquil over the weekend never having to work a day in their life in their future.

Hahaha... Damn, good thing I dropped out!

I assume colleges won't start doing this anytime soon, so I'm fine. :D

Hahaha... Damn, good thing I dropped out!

I assume colleges won't start doing this anytime soon, so I'm fine. :D
Colleges, by and large, don't care if you drink. It's certainly the norm among college students, even the underage. Most colleges realize they can't do much to enforce any alcohol policies they might put in place, so they don't enforce drinking rules unless there's something rambunctious going on on campus.

Hahaha... Damn, good thing I dropped out!

I assume colleges won't start doing this anytime soon, so I'm fine. :D
i meant "used for it's intended purpose":rolleyes:

i meant "used for it's intended purpose":rolleyes:

I was referring to the first post actually... I've never used Nyquil, for its intended purpose or otherwise. :)

I was referring to the first post actually... I've never used Nyquil, for its intended purpose or otherwise. :)

i'm glad you've not needed it-i'd rather suffer myself....not that i'm some S&M freak, i'm just too cheap to pay for it:D

i'm glad you've not needed it-i'd rather suffer myself....not that i'm some S&M freak, i'm just too cheap to pay for it:D
What's wrong with S&M freaks? ;)

I'm not sure why schools feel the need to take on the responsibilities best left to parents.

I'm not sure why schools feel the need to take on the responsibilities best left to parents.

Perfectly good point.

I'm not sure why schools feel the need to take on the responsibilities best left to parents.

The government has decided they are the parents of us all.

What's wrong with S&M freaks? ;)
nothing if you are one, but i'm not:@@:

i'd show up for tests if they offered alcohol

Id show up for alcohol if they offered tests

I'm not sure why schools feel the need to take on the responsibilities best left to parents.
That's Exactly what I was thinking.

nothing if you are one, but i'm not:@@:
You're missing out.

You're missing out.
Agreed. :D

You're missing out.
i know suffering-i had a 3 1/2 ton liftgate fall on me, then to avoid a stay at a nursing home, i had to live with the only person i knew who could change an IV...my XGF:@@:

that was the longest 6 months of my life.

i know suffering-i had a 3 1/2 ton liftgate fall on me, then to avoid a stay at a nursing home, i had to live with the only person i knew who could change an IV...my XGF:@@:

that was the longest 6 months of my life.

Well hell, that speaks volumes about both of you. She was willing to take you in, and you were trusting enough to allow her to inject things into you. Must have ended in a civilized manner at least.

I don't drink but I'm with Borg. I would refuse to take the test and then sue their asses if they punished me in any way. This is an intrusion into the personal privacy of both the students and their parents. What students do over the weekend is none of the school's business unless they are on a school sponsored trip or participating in a school activity.

There is no legal drinking age, only a legal age to drink in bars, etc.. If a parent wishes to allow a child to drink at home it is none of the school's business. When I was a kid I drank both beer and wine at home.

When I was a kid I drank both beer and wine at home.

Which is a good point, because that's pretty common. I suppose the school's solution would be to call child protective services or something.

Which is a good point, because that's pretty common. I suppose the school's solution would be to call child protective services or something.

Is it illegal for a parent to let their kid have alcohol? I suppose it is. Hmmm.

Depends on the state.

Is it illegal for a parent to let their kid have alcohol? I suppose it is. Hmmm.

I doubt it. I think most of the laws are along the lines of making it illegal to sell alcohol to a minor. At least until the government decides that it knows better.

I doubt it. I think most of the laws are along the lines of making it illegal to sell alcohol to a minor. At least until the government decides that it knows better.
It's also illegal for a minor to be under the influence of alcohol.