“The only way to have a drug-free school is to follow the Army and Workplace Success Program.” This is stated by Congressman John E. Peterson in 2005. In today's unsettled times, drug use is becoming more casual in high schools across the country. Many schools find themselves having to deal with this fight against drugs. Therefore, I assert that Resolved: Drug testing of participants in high school extracurricular activities is warranted. To help clarify in this round, I now present the following definitions as defined by Webster Dictionary in 2005: Extracurricular activity: Not following or related to curriculum, outside of one's duties. Drug: Illegal, non-prescribed chemical substance that affects the central nervous system causing changes in behavior and strong dependence, habituation. Consistent: remaining faithful as a group, not contradictory. Justice: the principle of moral rectitude, of fairness. Support for fair treatment, honor, standards, or the law. My value will be security. Safety can be defined as the absence of danger, risk or injury. Therefore, my criterion will be the compliance of the participants. Students who participate in these activities must fulfill certain responsibilities to themselves and their teammates. Only with this guaranteed compliance can student safety be safeguarded. First thesis: Drug testing of participants is relevant to lowering the crime rate and prevents threats against the safety of their fellow students. As stated in Wikipedia in 2005, One high school in Oceanside, California conducted a study in 1997 where they began testing the drug on extracurricular participants before joining the activities. Positive results have occurred in the school's programs. The study showed that Dr.... middle of paper... they stopped and then were tested again after ninety days. If the student tested positive again after ninety days, he or she would be expelled from school and forced to enroll in substance abuse courses. These policies offer consequences that scare students, but more need to be added. The new policy would allow students three strikes before being expelled. The first time a student fails the test, the student's parents will be notified of what their child has done and the student will be tested again. If the student fails the second test, he or she would be suspended and forced to take a substance abuse course during the suspension. If that didn't work and the student failed the test a third time, the student would be expelled and placed in a detox program. With these consequences, students would decrease their use of illegal drugs if not stop it altogether.