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Does this mean your existing drug- and alcohol-policy is being replaced?
No. We will continue the same policies for students who are found under the influence or who bring to school or
school events alcohol, prescription drugs or other illegal chemicals. We will continue expelling any student judged to
have sold or promoted the sale of drugs, alcohol or other unsafe substances/paraphernalia.
Are other local Catholic high schools using a program like this?
Bethlehem High School in Bardstown, Ky., and Providence High School in southern Indiana have been conducting
alcohol and/or drug testing for many years. Catholic high schools in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, New York, California,
Louisiana, Tennessee and Kansas have been conducting hair testing for some time.
Trinity is taking the right approach by not immediately turning a student away. The right thing to do is to address
the problem in an environment where the student and his parents feel comfortable and supported, but also in a
setting where expectations are high and repeated mistakes bring more serious consequences. And that is what
Trinity is doing with its policy. Todd Reynolds, MSSW, CADC, Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Specialist
I strongly endorse this very prudent initiative that Trinity is making. The well-being of our students and the
challenges young people face in these times are at the center of this decision. It will demonstrate Trinitys great
support to our young men and their families. Rev, Steve Pohl 77, Pastor, St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church,
member of the Trinity High School Board of Directors.
As a Catholic educator and attorney with decades of experience in Catholic education and the legal issues
associated with it, I commend Trinity High School for again being in the forefront of proactive policies that will
protect and guide students. Clearly within the mission of a Catholic school and its goal of educating the whole
person, Trinitys mandatory random drug and alcohol testing policy is practical, enforceable and compassionate, yet
firm. Our young people tell us they want boundaries to keep them safe. This policy enables students to say, No, I
cant because our school tests, and have an out when faced with peer pressure to use alcohol and drugs. Sister M.
Angela Shaughnessy, SCN, J.D., Ph.D., Attorney at Law, Professor and School Law Expert
I am proud to see Trinity move forward with a new policy of random drug testing. This will give students the
ability to say no to participating in any type of drugs. As students have changed and the world has changed around
them, we cannot expect the same scenarios that we encountered 50, 25 or even 10 years ago. There are too many
negative alternatives for kids now and schools must update and change their offerings. This is the only way to
change structure and make up for lost ground. We cannot keep facing the challenges of the future with the best
ideas of the past. We must implement the new structure with everything we have. That is our hope. Proudly we say:
We are Trinity. Dennis Lampley H92, Associate Athletic Director, Trinity High School
I am a proud Trinity alum. We live in an ever-changing society with one constant issue that many of our young
people have always faced growing up: drug and alcohol use due to peer pressure and not being able to say No! I
speak from the heart when I say how proud I am that the Trinity School Board has taken the lead by initiating the
well-being/drug screening program at Trinity High School. This program will give our young men the ability to say,
I cant. My school tests. I have all the confidence in the world that this initiative will help save lives in our ROCK
community. F. Scott Scinta 77, Chair, Trinity Alumni Board of Directors
The drug testing policy at Trinity High School will aid in the process of educating the whole person in the Catholic
tradition. It is fair, just and compassionate, seeking to provide all students with a positive and healthful environment
in which to learn and grow as young Christian men of faith. Jeremy Jackson H14, Co-chair of the Counseling
Department and Senior Class Moderator, Trinity High School
It is my great hope and prayer that this random drug testing brings about a safer environment for the young men
of Trinity High School. Our young men must have more supports and protections in a world that grows ever more
challenging. Please know of my prayers as Trinity High School takes this courageous step forward! Very
Reverend J. Mark Spalding, JCL, Pastor, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, former member of the Trinity
High School Board of Directors