TEACHING KIDS TO FORGET ABOUT FREEDOM

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WENDY KOCH, USA TODAY - High schools are rushing to test students for
alcohol at extracurricular events like dances and football games. "It's
increased dramatically," says Bill Judge, an Illinois attorney who
advises high schools on testing. He says thousands are doing it. High
school orders for breathalyzers have risen 120% in each of the past four
years, says Keith Nothacker, president of KHN Solutions, which sells the
machines. . .

Some high schools test every student at extracurricular events, but
others test randomly or only if they suspect drinking. If a student
fails, some call parents or police, and some suspend the student. . .

Many school machines are the size of cellphones and cost $80 to $200.
Tests take seconds. Schools might violate rights if they test without
"reasonable suspicion," says Ben Stone of the American Civil Liberties
Union of Iowa. He says schools "increasingly dismiss" those rights.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-15-Breathalyzer_N.htm?csp=34

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