Only in America: The yearbook club's pee test
An Ohio school demands that students be drug tested before joining any extracurricular group — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation


An Ohio middle school is requiring all students to be drug tested before participating in extracurricular activities — including non-athletic activities like the yearbook club. School officials say the testing discourages drug use, but some parents are outraged. "It's easy to pee in a cup, but giving up your constitutional rights just because you can doesn't mean you should," said one parent.
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