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Article: Officials split on random drug test.(Provincial News)
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- January 27, 2009
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CEBU CITY -- Education officials here expressed conflicting views on the proposed random drug test for high school students even as the Department of Education (DepEd) has not issued guidelines governing the implementation of the program.
Region 7 DepEd Director Ricaredo Borgonia said medical personnel of the regional DepEd office will be in Manila for the orientation and briefing on the conduct of the random drug testing which, he also said, would surely discourage students from using illegal drugs.
Borgonia said he supports the random drug test for high school students, adding that the program will surely save a student who is hooked on drugs and give ...