It's unfortunate if people want to assume that's our motive. I'm sorry, but that's not our intent. And by having a proactive policy, we believe we are acknowledging society's problems. Apparently, other county schools aren't ready to do the same, at least not in the forseeable future. Of the other 11 high schools in the county, only Sharpsville and Farrell admitted to having some type of formal discussion on random drug testing while Commodore Perry said it has had some informal discussions.
None are close to implementing it, however.
Personally, I don't think athletes should be singled out. If you're going to random drug test, it should be all students. And it just can't be punishment. There has to be a program for rehabilitation to help the student get straightened out. I think that's critical.