A TEACHER at a private specialist school has been suspended for refusing a random drugs test - leading union members to go on a five-day strike.

The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers is opposed to the drugs-testing policy which is imposed by the owner of Alderwasley Hall School.

The company, Senad, based in Vernon Gate, Derby, has a portfolio of specialist schools and colleges in England and Wales.

They offer academic and vocational programmes to youngsters between five and 19 years with special, educational and complex care needs.

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