SEVIERVILLE - Call off the drug testing and all those hastily scheduled meetings.

In response to a July 2 opinion by the Tennessee Attorney General's Office, the Sevier County Board of Education has decided to hold off on its new drug-testing policy for athletes that went into effect just the day before.

Sevier County high school athletic directors had scheduled a number of meetings this week to inform athletes about the new policy and distribute parental consent forms. The actual drug testing was slated to start July 31.

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