3-year school drug testing pilot program set for Detroit

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By Tiffany Griffin

Story Created: Jun 5, 2008 at 7:38 AM EST

Story Updated: Jun 5, 2008 at 7:49 AM EST

DETROIT (AP) — A three-year pilot program could lead to random drug testing at all public high schools in Detroit.

The Detroit News reports Finney High School received a federal grant Wednesday to start randomly testing some students for drug use as early as this fall.

Kanzoni Asabigi, the deputy director of substance abuse prevention at the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion, says it could later be expanded to other high schools in the Detroit Public Schools district.

The U.S. Department of Education and the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy says Detroit will get $165,300 the first year, and similar amounts for two subsequent years. A total of 20 states will get $5.8 million.

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