The Santa Rosa County School District announced last week that it would resume random drug screenings for student-athletes, citing what officials said was an increase in drug-related incidents since they halted testing nearly two years ago.
According to Bill Emerson, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction , the district has seen a “marked increase” in the number of alternative placements since the district stopped funding the program because of massive budget cuts.
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