High School - Drug Test Policy

In order to ensure the health and safety of student athletes, cheerleaders, and drill team members during practice and performance; to identify students participating in these activities who may have substance abuse problems and to offer assistance where possible; and to deter drug use by district students participating in these activities, the district shall perform random drug testing on all students who are cheerleaders, drill team members, and/or participants in interscholastic athletics. It is to be understood that alcohol is a drug. If the test for alcohol shows positive, the procedures for athletic, cheerleader, and drill team member rules regarding alcohol violations will be followed (see attached rules).

All students who plan to participate in athletics, cheerleading, and/or drill team in grades 9-12 and their parents shall sign a form consenting to the testing on the athlete, cheerleader, and/or drill team member. All participants shall be tested at the beginning of the school year. The names of all students in these activities who plan to participate during the school year shall be placed in a pool from which a computer will randomly select the names of the students to be tested. At 13 different occasions during the school year, 15-20 names shall be chosen to be tested.

Those selected shall be notified and tested if possible, on the day of the drawing.

The student to be tested shall complete a specimen control form that has an assigned number. Prescription medications taken by the student shall be identified in advance by providing a copy of the prescription or a doctor's authorization. The student will provide a urine specimen for screening. Collection and handling of all such specimens shall be in accordance with administrative guidelines developed by the superintendent or designee.

If a sample tests positive, a second test shall be administered by the lab as soon as possible with the same sample to confirm the result. If the second test is negative, no further action shall be taken.

If the second test is positive, the student's parents shall be notified and a conference shall be scheduled with the student, his or her parents, and the athletic director, cheerleader sponsor, or drill team sponsor. At that meeting, the student shall be given the following options:

1. Agreeing to participation in an assistance and drug education program; agreeing to a 30-school-day suspension from participation in athletics, cheerleading, and/or drill team; and agreeing to further urinalysis; or

2. Suspension from the athletic program, cheerleading, and/or drill team for the remainder of the school year;, the student must submit to drug testing prior to the start of the next season for which the student would be eligible.

Following a second offense, the athletic director, cheerleader sponsor, or drill team sponsor shall notify the student's parents and schedule a meeting with the student and parents to inform them of the student's suspension from athletics, cheerleading, and/or drill team for one calendar year from the date of offense.

Following a third offense, the athletic director, cheerleader sponsor, or drill team sponsor shall notify the student's parents and schedule a meeting with the student and parents to inform them that the student will not be allowed to participate in athletics. cheerleading, and/or drill team for the remainder of the student's high school career.

A student who refuses to take the test shall not be allowed to participate.

If an athlete, cheerleader, and/or drill team member is not in season, the athlete, cheerleader, and/or drill team member must miss the first 30 percent of game/contest competition for the next sport he or she participates in along with participating in a drug education program.

If an in-season suspension would last longer than the scheduled playing dates, the percentage of games/contests remaining on the suspension will be held over and enforced during the next season in which the student participates.

Athletic, Cheerleader, and Drill Team Discipline Procedure
for Students Violating Rules Regarding Alcohol

The intent of administering discipline for illegally using alcohol is to deter and discourage student athletes from using harmful products that affect them in an adverse manner. The following disciplinary procedures shall be administered if a student athlete, cheerleader, and/or drill team member is caught in the act of consuming alcohol, by his/her own admission has been drinking, in possession of alcohol off campus or at non-school sponsored, non-school related activities, or tests positive on the drug test.

1. Students in violation must complete a Drug/Alcohol Education Class approved by the athletic director or principal.

2. Students in violation must complete a disciplinary running program under the supervision of a member of the Spring Hill coaching staff. The running program consists of the following conditions:

A. Report promptly to the coach at the high school track at 7:30 a.m. or at an alternate time agreeable to the student and coach.

B. Run one mile.

C. The process will be in effect for four days per week, Monday through Thursday for four Weeks.

D. Students will be expected to complete their running and report to first period class on time. Tardies will be unexcused.

E. Absences for each running period will double for make-up days.

3. The second alcohol-related offense will result in the student being given the following options:

A. Agreeing to participation in an assistance and drug/alcohol education program, agreeing to a 30-day suspension from participation in athletics and/or cheerleading, or

B. Suspension from the athletic program, cheerleading, and/or drill team for the remainder of the school year.

4. The third alcohol-related offense will result in dismissal from athletics, cheerleading, and/or drill team for one calendar year.

Students refusing to accept the disciplinary action will be dismissed from the athletic. cheerleading, and/or drill team program until the requirements have been completed. an athlete, cheerleader, and/or drill team member is not in season, the athlete, cheerleader, and/or drill team member must miss the first 30 percent of game/contest competition for the next sport he or she participates in along with participation in a drug/alcohol education program.

Spring Hill Independent School District
Drug Testing Authorization

Note:

This document will be valid during this student's participation in athletics, cheerleading, drill team and/or other programs requiring drug testing.

Refusing to take the test will result in removal from said programs

Date
Student's Name
Parent/Guardian
Address
Phone

I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the Spring Hill lSD Drug Testing Policy. I recognize and understand that I will be asked to provide a urine sample for drug analysis. I consent to any such testing policy, which is under the guidance and direction of The Lab in Tyler, Texas.

Listed below are the prescription drugs and dosages I take on a regular basis.

Drug Name		Dosage
Drug Name		Dosage

I do not take any prescription drugs on a regular basis.

Student Signature	Date
Parent/Guardian Signature	Date