If we start drug testing for food assistance, why not include school assistance.

[RB TexLa]

Drug test the parents of everyone attending public schools. Got money for drugs, you got money for private school.

Why pretend they aren't getting government assistance to educate their children. If we are going to deny food benefits to children because a parent smoked a joint, why not also deny them the educational benefits? How could someone supporting drug testing for food benefits oppose this?

[pnwmom]

1. That's what all the conservatives and Libertarians would like. No more public schools.

Private school vouchers for the virtuous.

[JVS]

2. Don't give them any ideas.

It would be a great method to bring enrollment of public schools way down.

Also, I suspect that a lot of people would be fucking delighted not to have their kids going to school with the children of drug users. So if you think this policy would get a backlash by making the drug testing hit too close to home for "normal people", you might want to rethink it.

Finally, this would appeal greatly to those who'd like to limit class mobility. What better way to keep those from disadvantaged backgrounds (and having a drug using parent is a generally a disadvantage) from being able to overcome that hindrance.

[caraher]

3. Let's drug test all legislators in favor of drug testing...

And every executive of every corporation that gets a subsidy or tax break of any kind from the government.

[Fridays Child]

7. Second that!

[B Calm]

14. +1 Couldn't agree more!

[Egnever]

4. We shouldn't be drug testing for any assistance.

period full stop.

[mopinko]

5. srsly?

are you nuts?
are you sure you are in the right place?
you would deny children an education because their parents are addicts?

[RB TexLa]

6. I'm pointing out idiocy

[oneofthe99]

8. What law denies food to children?

[alp227]

9. the drug-test-for-welfare laws punish kids for the sins of their parents. nt

[alp227]

10. I don't get this post. Is it an absurd satire intended to make right wingers look dumb? nt

[eppur_se_muova]

11. Only vouchers for private schools should count as assistance --

they are nothing but a giveaway.

[NobodyHere]

12. How is a a voucher for a private school

any more of a giveaway than allowing a kid to attend public schools for free?

[caraher]

13. Because those folks could attend schools we're already paying for

They choose not to, why should I pay for that decision?