Pubdate: Sun, 20 May 2007 Source: Honolulu Advertiser (HI) Copyright: 2007 The Honolulu Advertiser, a division of Gannett Co. Inc. Contact: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/195 Author: Craig Meyers FOCUS ON IMPROVING SCHOOLS, NOT LEGAL FIGHT Drug Testing Regarding the continued whining by numerous public school teachers regarding drug testing, and its supposed violation of their constitutional rights, the Supreme Court has ruled that such testing is legal. Millions of federal government, state and commercial enterprise employees throughout the United States are subject to testing, and it's no big deal. Now the teachers union is talking about bringing a lawsuit to stop the testing, money which could be much better spent on teachers' benefits. I only wish that those who are so adamantly opposed to drug testing would devote a similar effort to bring our public schools up to No Child Left Behind standards, and maybe the Hawai'i public school system wouldn't be in the shape it's in now. CRAIG MEYERS 'Aiea - --- MAP posted-by: Steve Heath