“..Drug tests on high school, college and professional athletes have become normalized and ingrained in American culture.
But revelations that middle school students are being asked to undergo drug tests to participate in athletics and other extracurricular activities are turning some heads and sparking lawsuits.
That middle school students have been asked to pee in cups to participate in sports was the subject of an eye-opening New York Times article published September 22.
The states of “Florida, Alabama, Missouri, West Virginia, Arkansas, Ohio, New Jersey and Texas” conduct drug testing on middle school students – the New York Times reported..”
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Outrage Erupts: 6th Graders Being Drug Tested to Participate in Sports, Clubs | Alternet.
