Editorial column: No to Minors’ Drug testing

PDEA’s proposal on requiring teachers and students to undergo drug

testing as part of the government’s campaign against illegal drugs has
created violent reactions and has been strongly opposed. The proposal
was made following the rescue of children from drug den during the
anti-illegal drug operations.
Is this really the answer to our never ending problem on drugs?
Sen. Sherwin T. Gatchalian, Senate Committee on Economic Affairs has
a strong point when he called for the scrapping of PDEA’s controversial
plan. That instead of spending bulk of money for the program why not
asked the DEPED to hire an experienced and well-trained guidance
counselors to schools especially in the public sector that could monitor,
deal and treat pupil’s unhealthy behavior that could prevent them from
committing crimes involving drugs.