Seminole County Superintendent responds after Facebook post bemoans district randomly …

DONALSONVILLE, Ga. (WCTV) – Random drug testing for high school students in Seminole County has some parents in a rage. However, district officials say they’re just trying to help.A concerned parent took to social media to say that students in Donalsonville were being drug tested without parental consent.Others chimed in, saying that random testing is against the parent’s constitutional rights.Seminole County Superintendent Mark Earnest says he was unaware that there were any issues with the random drug testing because no one has come to him or the high school principal directly.However, he admits that the new program will be implemented to all Seminole County high school students involved in extra curricular activities and those that drive a car to campus.“We have very high numbers. Matter of fact, we were in the top five percent, of the top five percent that you do not want to be in the state with drug use,” Earnest explained.In an effort to detour students from using drugs, either on or off campus, the Seminole County school board members agreed to implement random drug testing in the form of a urine sample.The first round of tests took place in September and officials say the results were…
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