TRENTON – Senator Nicholas J. Sacco said he was pleased that Acting Governor Codey today signed his bill, S-500, to permit local school districts to give random drug tests to student athletes.
“This new law is important for school districts to have the tools to test athletes for steroids and other performance enhancing drugs,” said Senator Sacco, D-Hudson and Bergen, a professional school district administrator.
NORTH BERGEN – Senator Nicholas Sacco, an outspoken leader in addressing drug abuse in our schools and prime sponsor of S-500, which would outline the procedures used by schools in random drug testing, made the following statement today following Governor Codey’s signature of Executive Order 46 creating the Governor’s Task Force on Steroid Use and Prevention:
“I applaud Governor Codey’s commitment to tackling the complex issue of steroid abuse by our student-athletes in such a holistic manner.
TRENTON – Senator Nicholas J. Sacco’s legislation to permit local school districts to implement random drug testing policies for student athletes was approved by the full Senate today.
“We need to do everything in our power to reduce the prevalence of drug use among students in our schools,” said Senator Sacco, D-Bergen and Hudson. “It concerns me that our student athletes see professional athletes using steroids and other performance enhancing drugs and feel they must follow suit to stay ahead of the curve. We need to empower our schools with the ability to curb this problem before it starts and provide students already abusing drugs to get the help they need.”
TRENTON – Senator Nicholas J. Sacco’s legislation to permit local school districts to implement random drug testing policies for student athletes was approved by the Senate Education Committee today.
“The use of any drug, whether it be steroids, marijuana or narcotics, at an early age can have serious long-term consequences for our students,” said Senator Sacco, D-Bergen and Hudson. “I fear that as our high school athletes see steroid abuse become more common among professional athletes, they will see it as a necessary part of staying ahead of the curve in sports. We need to empower our schools with the ability to curb this problem before it starts and provide students already abusing drugs to get the help they need.”
TRENTON – Senator Nicholas J. Sacco announced today, in light of the recent steroid abuse scandal in Major League Baseball, that he would renew his efforts to pass legislation that would permit local school districts to implement random drug testing policies for student athletes.
“As our high school athletes see steroid abuse become more common among professional athletes, I grow more concerned that they will see this behavior as an acceptable way to get ahead in sports,” said Senator Sacco, D-Bergen and Hudson. “We need to show students while in high school that drug abuse can have some very serious consequences, not just on one’s physical health, but on their professional life, as well.”