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District, including but not
lim ited to c o -c u rric u la r
athletics, extra-curricular
clubs and o rg a n iz atio n s
sponsored by the school, and
student body organizations
including student council.
Season: Fall, winter
and spring ath le tic and
cheerleader seasons begin on
the first day o f practice and
end the day prior to the next
season as determined by the
Oregon School A ctivities
Association For other co-
curricular activities a season
will be an academic quarter
Positive Test: The
presence o f any level o f
illegal drugs o th e r than
prescription medications
(See Procedures 4 0)
Procedures:
Rules related to this
policy will be made available
in writing as a part o f the
registration process The
rules will be reviewed with
stu d en ts by the coach/
advisor at the beginning of
each sport season/activity in
w hich
the
student
p artic ip a tes.
An
“Authorization to Test for
Drugs” Agreement will be
signed by each student and
h is/her p a re n t/g u ard ian
before the student will be
allowed to participate in any
co-curricular activity. The
policy will be in effect the
e n tire school year the
stu d en t is enrolled at a
M orrow C ounty School
District jr/sr high school and
will govern the conduct of
the co-curricular participant.
Consequences for violations
d u ring the spring will
continue into the next year.
1.0) Consent
Each
student
involved in any co-curricular
program(s) will be required
to provide a signed consent
form prior to joining the
program. Both student and
paflent/guardian signatures
are required
2.0) Non-punitive
Nature of Policy
Students will not be
penalized academically for
testing positive for illegal
drugs under this policy. Nor
will co-curricular drug tests
be docu m en ted in any
student’s academic records
The information gathered
under this policy will only be
disclosed to crim inal or
juvenile authorities in order
to comply with lawful court
orders or subpoenas In the
event o f such legal
compulsion, the District will
notify parents/guardians at
least 72 hours p rior to
releasing information
3.0) Testing Rules
3.1) All co-curricular
participants may be tested at
the beginning o f any season
at the d iscretio n o f the
superintendent
3.2) A dditionally,
random te stin g will be
conducted throughout the
school
year
at
the
superintendent’s discretion.
3.2.1) A minimum of
5 percent and a maximum o f
1 OOpercent o f co-curricular
participants will be tested at
each te st period as
determ ined
by
the
superintendent
3 .2 .2 ) O nce the
“Authorization to Test for
Drugs” Agreement is signed
the student is eligible for
random testing whether or
not he/she is at that time
p a rtic ip a tin g in a co-
curricular activity.
4.0) Procedures for
Testing
4.1) Selection for
testing will be by random
procedures from a pool of all
students who have signed
the “Authorization to Test
for Drugs” Agreement. The
superintendent will take due
precautions to ensure the
integrity and confidentiality
of the selection process. No
individual involved in the
selection process will be able
to identify students or to
determine the selection o f a
particular student for testing
4.2) The jr/sr high
school principal will be
notified on the day students
are selected for testing and
will arrange for samples to
be taken the same day. If a
student is absent on a testing
day an altern ate will be
tested. The absent student
will become a part o f the
group the next tim e a
random test is done. Any
student unable to provide the
sample will be expected to
remain at the collection area
until a specimen is obtained
Those selected for testing
will be given the option of
doing so in private
4.3) Students who
refuse a sam ple will be
considered to have tested
positive and will be subject
to the proced u res listed
under section 9-0.
5.0) Prescription
Medications
Students
on
prescription m edications
may provide a copy o f the
prescription or a physician’s
written verification to school
personnel within 24 hours o f
the tim e a sam ple is
collected Any information
provided in this manner will
be sealed in an envelope and
forwarded to the testing lab
with instructions to consider
the medication in processing
the sample. Prescriptions or
doctor’s verifications will
not be reviewed by school
0 ^0
o fficials and may be
p resen ted
in ' sealed
envelopes Students who do
not provide verification and
test positive will be subject
to the measures specified
under section 8.0 and 9.0 of
these procedures
6.0) Scope of Tests
and C o n fid en tia lity of
Results
6.1) All specimens
will be collected and tested
by a S tate certified
laboratory or local certified
collection site Specimens
may be collected at a local
certified collection site for
m ake-up or follow -up
te stin g nefids C hain o f
custody p ro ced u res, as
recom m ended by the
laboratory, will be followed
6.2) Screening tests
will test for common illegal
drugs o f abuse
The
superintendent shall decide
prior to selection o f students
which illegal drugs shall be
screened Samples will not
be screened for the presence
of any substance other than
an illegal drug or for the
existence o f any physical
condition other than drug
intoxication
6.3) Test results will
be communicated only to the
su p erin ten d en t or the
superintendent’s designee
and principal Individual test
information will be treated
confidentially.
7.0)
V oluntary
Student
C o n fe ssion
Admission
With the intent o f
encouraging participants
who are using drugs to
participate in drug treatment
programs, Morrow County
School D istrict supports
students who voluntarily
admit that they use/abuse
illegal drugs If a student
voluntarily confesses admits
to their a coach, advisor,
ath letic
d irecto r,
or
administration that they have
a drug problem at least 24
hours p rio r to any drug
te stin g
w indow
the
following discipline will be
administered
7.1) First Voluntary
Confession Admission
7.1.1) For the first
v o lu n tary
confession
given the option o f a short
suspension (defined below),
a good faith participation in
a State certified drug and
alcohol assistance program
at the stu d e n t’s/p a re n t’s
expense, and submission to
bi-weekly drug testing for
eight weeks (regardless of
whether or not the season
ends p rio r to the eight
weeks) or suspension from
the athletic program for the
rem ainder o f the current
season and the next athletic
season o f participation (for
non-athletic participants a
season is equal to 1 academic
quarter)
If the student elects
the option o f participating in
a drug assistance program,
the student will continue to
practice/participate with the
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7.2)
Second
V oluntary C o n fe ss ion
Admission
7 .2 .1 ) For the
second voluntary confession
admission, discipline will be
handled according to the first
offense under 9.1.1. Repeat
confessions admissions will
be deal w ith under
subsection 9.2 and 9.3.
8.0)
P ositive
Results
W henever
a
participant’s results indicate
the p resen ce o f drugs
(positive test), a meeting will
be scheduled w ith the
student, the parent(s) or
guardian and the building
principal
9.0) Discipline
D ue
pro cess
procedures will be followed
for all discipline arising from
violation o f the d istrict’s
policy.
9.1) First Positive
Result
9.1.1) For the first
positive test the student will
be given the option of a short
suspension (defined below),
a good faith participation in
a State certified drug and
alcohol assistance program
at the stu d en t’s/p a re n t’s
expense, and submission to
bi-weekly drug testing for
eight weeks (regardless o f
whether or not the season
ends p rio r to the eight
weeks) or suspension from
the athletic program for the
rem ainder o f the current
season and the next season
of participation
If the student elects
the option o f participating in
a drug assistance program,
the student will continue to
practice/participate with the
team /gro u p ,
but
not
p articipate in any gam e/
events*
during
the
suspension. The minimum
length o f the suspension shall
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be for three weeks (21 days),
which will carry over to the
next season o f participation
if the schedule ends before
th e th re e w eeks have
elapsed If the first session
o f th e drug assistan ce
program has not occurred at
the end o f the three weeks,
the student will be suspended
from
p ra c tice
and
p a rtic ip a tio n in gam es/
events* until he/she has
attended at least one session
Continued participation will
be contingent on the student
missing no session o f the
drug testing program
*events fo r non
athletic participants include,
c o n certs, perform ances.
fo rm al ASB d u ties and
privileges, out-of-school
club activities and trips, or
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but
not
participate in any gam e/
events*
du rin g
the
suspension The minimum
length o f the suspension shall
be for 10 days, which will
carry over to the next season
o f p a rtic ip a tio n if the
schedule ends before the 10
days have elapsed If the first
session o f the drug
assistance program has not
occurred at the end o f 10
days, the student will be
suspended
from
p artic ip atio n
p ra ctice /
inv o lv em en t________ and
p articipation in c o n te sts
games/events* until he/she
has attended at least one
session
C o n tin u ed
p a rtic ip a tio n
will be
contingent on the student
missing no session o f the
drug-testing program.
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9.2)
Second
Positive Result
9 .2 .1 ) For the
second positive test in the
student’s jr/sr high school
career, the student will be
suspended from the at hletic
co-curricular program for
the remainder of the current
season and the next at hletic
seasons in which the student
equal to 1 academic quarter).
9.3) Third Positive
Result
9.3.1) For the third
positive test in the student’s
jr/sr high school career, the
student will be suspend from
remainder o f the at hlete’s
student’s jr/sr high school
career
The new drug testing
policy, if approved, would be
initially adopted at Heppner
High School and then could
be implemented at the other
schools in the district if so
desired Heppner Principal
Wade Smith said that they
planned to implement the
policy at HHS because drug
testing has been a topic of
discussion at school
com m ittees and in the
H eppner com m unity for
around a year and a half.
Smith also answered
some questions concerning
the pro p o sed policy. In
response to a question as to
why the district plans to only
test those in co-curricular
programs, rather than the
student body as a whole, he
told the assembly that it
would be illegal because
p a rticip atin g in a co-
c u rricu lar program is
voluntary, contrasted to
being a part o f the entire
student body.
Smith said that if a
stu d en t signs a w aiver
permitting drug testing, the
waiver would apply for the
whole year. For example, a
student playing only football
would play sports only for
the fall quarter, but would be
eligible for random drug
testing the entire school year
A student who does
not sign the waiver will not
be permitted to participate in
any co-curricular activity
Smith said that the
district’s hope is that the
policy would deter students
from using drugs, give the
student a way to say “no”
when offered drugs and
would get the student help
if they voluntarily admitted
drug use or failed a drug test
In other business, the
board heard a proposal from
OSAA, which would revisit
the schools classifications
and add an additional
classification for a “super”
school o f 1,201 students or
more Current OSAA school
classifications are 1A- 115
or fewer students: 2A- 116
to 325 students. 3A- 326 to
f
900 students and 4A- 901 or
m ore
The
p ro p o sed
classifications would be as
follows 1A- 100 or fewer
students, 2A- 101 to 250
students, 3A- 251 to 600
students; 4A- 601-1,200
stu d en ts; and the new
classification, 5A- 1,201 or
more
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Burrows said that if the new
c lassific atio n
w ere
implemented, district high
schools may not qualify for
2A status as they may have
been w ith th e c u rre n t
classificatio n R iverside
High School, currently 3A
under the old classification,
still has Irrigon juniors and
seniors enrolled, in addition
to Boardman students. Next
year Riverside would have
Irrig o n
sen io rs
and
Boardm an students The
following year, Boardman
nine to 12 stu d en ts will
atten d R iverside H igh
School and Irrigon high
school students will attend
Irrigon High School.
Currently Riverside
(3A) has 370 students in
grades nine to 12 (next year
around 317 are anticipated
at RHS which would put the
school in 2A u n d er the
current classification and in
3A under the p ro p o sed
classification); Irrigon High
School has around 150
freshmen and sophomores
attending; and Heppner High
School (2A) has around 135
students attending in grades
nine to 12. Burrows said that
he would work with OSAA
to change the proposed
classifications to try to keep
M orrow C ounty high
sch o o ls w ithin th e 2A
classificatio n because it
w ould cut dow n on
extensive travel time for the
students and ultimately be
less costly for the district
Now HHS at 2A is in the
CBC league, while Riverside
at 3A is in the G re ater
Oregon League
In other business, the
board:
-learned that a grant
request to Nike for funding
o f a track at Heppner High
School was not successful.
Smith said that asphalting is
anticipated to be around
$27,000 to $28,000 He said
that he plans to ask the
Heppner Booster Club for
funding, but still expects to
be around $5,000-$ 10,000
short He said that he had
sought donations and plans
to re-subm it the gran t
request
-heard reports from
John Renfro on the district’s
alte rn ativ e
e d u catio n
program, from Dirk Dirksen
on the R iverside High
School student achievement
goal report and from Joel
C havez on th e English
Language Learner program
-approved a change
in m eeting dates for the
C om m unity E d u catio n
Committee meetings
-heard the following
announcements: Veteran's
Day H oliday, Nov. 11;
O regon School B oards
A ssociation co nvention,
P o rtlan d , Nov. 12-14;
Thanksgiving holiday, Nov.
25-26, next regular board
m eeting,
H ep p n er
Elementary School, 7 p m ,
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