Participation Dates: Participation in non-sport activities will be defined by nature of the participation. Student government responsibilities will begin when the participant is sworn in. Effective Date: Duchesne County School District (the “District”) may, effective this school year, begin conducting mandatory drug testing program for student participants in grades seven (7) through twelve (12). Written Consent Required Suspension: Before any student participates in any extracurricular program, the student and the student’s custodial parent or lawful guardian shall execute and deliver to the District a written consent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. Any student who refuses or fails to provide a duly executed consent or who refuses or fails to comply with the provisions of this policy shall not be allowed to participate in any extracurricular program sponsored by the District until the student/parent fully complies. Any student who willfully provides a false sample, or who otherwise tampers with a sample or undertakes any effort to obstruct, evaluate or impair the accuracy of a drug test, shall likewise be prohibited from or suspended from participation in extracurricular activities for at least two weeks. Participation may continue after two weeks provided the student provides a negative sample. Student Selection: At the option of the District, all participating students may be tested for drug or alcohol use at the beginning of any sport/activity season. In addition, random testing may be conducted during the season on a weekly basis or any other frequency determined by the District. Selection for random testing will be by lottery drawing from a “pool” consisting of all students participating in extracurricular programs sponsored by the District at the time of the drawing. Separate pools may be established on a team-by-team basis. The Superintendent or designee shall take all reasonable steps to assure the integrity, confidentiality and random nature of the selection process including, but not necessarily limited to: assuring that the names of all participating students are in the pool; assuring that the person drawing names has no way of knowingly choosing, or failing to choose particular students for the testing; assuring that the identity of students drawn for testing is not known by the person making the selection or by persons involved in the analysis of the sample and assuring direct observation of the selection Prior to the start of practice for a particular activity, all students who wish to participate in such activity shall submit a signed consent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. • To assure the anonymity of the participants tested, each participant will be assigned a number at the beginning of testing. Only the participant and the Superintendent or designee will know the numbers and the identity of the student, to whom such number is assigned. • The Superintendent or designee will keep the number lists in a secure place accessible only to authorized personnel. After all numbers are drawn for a particular week, they will immediately be returned to the pool of numbers for that activity, in order to assure randomness of draw. It is possible that the number of a participant may be drawn several times during the season, or not drawn at all. process by at least two (2) adults. Procedure for Random Drawing: •
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