Substance Abuse Program for High School Athletic Participants

Abstract:
Elkhart Community Schools recognize the critical and growing problems of alcohol and controlled substance abuse to its students and student-athletes. This policy provides for a safe and healthy environment for high school athletic participants, by implementing a substance abuse program. The purposes and goals are to prevent injury to high school student athletic participants; to assist high school athletic participants in growing mentally and physically while being drug free; to help high school student athletic participants remain drug free; and to maintain an environment which supports the school system's drug free policy. The program will include an educational component and a random drug testing component. Athletics is a privilege: Elkhart community schools recognize that student participation in competitive interscholastic high school athletic events is a privilege and not a right. No student athlete will be allowed to participate in any event until they have had a drug education session for students and parents and the student has consented, in writing, to random drug testing. All student athletes will conduct themselves in a manner becoming to themselves, families, team, and the school. Student athletes are expected to follow the rules of the student handbook, Indiana High School Athletic Association rules, and rules of each sport or activity. A positive drug test will subject the athlete to sanctions prescribed by the Elkhart Community Schools Guidelines for Secondary School Athletics. A drug test refusal is considered a positive result. The school will not initiate a criminal complaint or proceeding based on a positive test. The random drug testing component of this policy will expire, if not renewed by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees, within two years after its adoption.


Date Published: 8/12/1997

Pages: 1

Location Code: 17044