CLEVELAND, Ohio - The county and police won't likely be seeking charges against students because of any positive drug tests at St. Edward, St. Ignatius or Gilmour Academy high schools, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's office and police said this week. Because the schools are not required to report positive tests to police, and because having evidence of drugs in your body is not a crime, in and of itself, prosecutors don't expect to be involved at all in the testing that will start at those three schools in the fall. [continues 583 words]
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The student drug testing that will start at Gilmour Academy and at St. Edward and St. Ignatius high schools has a close family connection: St. Edward President James Kubacki's brother, Raymond, is head of the testing company. Raymond Kubacki, a St. Ignatius graduate, has been President and CEO of Psychemedics Corporation since 1991. That connection was not mentioned to students, or in letters to parents of the three schools when they announced the testing on Monday. Officials at all three schools said this morning that James Kubacki has been up front about any possible conflict of interest throughout discussions between the schools. The boards of all three schools, they said, were fully aware of the connection well before each school separately selected Psychemedics. [continues 648 words]
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The drug testing program that three Catholic schools in the area will start this fall won't be coming to your public school district. It can't. The U.S. Constitution probably won't allow it. But your school could easily start a lesser one. It could follow the lead of several Ohio districts, including Brunswick, Highland and Vermilion, who test students participating in extracurricular activities. Gilmour Academy, St. Edward and St. Ignatius high schools announced on Tuesday plans to drug test every student this fall, followed by random tests throughout the year. [continues 1068 words]
CLEVELAND, Ohio - St. Edward High School responded to parents and students late yesterday about the family connection between school President James Kubacki and the drug testing company that will test students at St. Ed's, St. Ignatius and Gilmour Academy. The three schools announced Monday that they will be testing the hair of all students for drugs in a proactive effort to prevent addiction and counsel students that test positive for drugs. The Plain Dealer reported yesterday that the head of the company, Psychemedics Corp., is Kubacki's brother Raymond. In that story, representatives of all three schools said they were fully aware of that connection throughout their decision-making process. [continues 408 words]
