Pubdate: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 Source: Garden Island (Lihue, HI) Copyright: 2009 Kauai Publishing Co. Contact: http://kauaiworld.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/964 Author: Terese Barich LET FAIRNESS PREVAIL My son attended three public schools on Kaua'i, grades1 through 12. In those years he associated directly with 50 teachers, 15 administrators/counselors, 60 state personnel including cafeteria workers, custodians, office workers, teacher aides, three librarians, three PCNCs, three health aides, and various state employees who also worked at the schools. That's over 134 state employees. Included are all the other teachers and A-plus personnel who work on the campuses. Through out my son's academic career, I felt confident that he was safe at all three schools. In over 12 years, there was never any evidence to remotely suggest that drug-induced teachers or drug-raging state employees on campus would try to influence or harm any student. Let fairness prevail: All state employees from legislative to health care to education to public safety could follow the same guidelines. If one organization has to pay for their own drug testing, all state employees will pay for their own drug testing. Gov. Lingle can lead by example. Terese Barich Koloa - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin