You know what grinds my gears? “Random” drug testing.

I chose to surround “random” with quotation marks to emphasis the point that there’s nothing random about high school drug tests.

I like to think that I’m well involved in high school extra-curricular’s, being a part of National Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and Publications. Unfortunately this allows me to be susceptible to drug testing, not that I avidly use drugs and have to worry about this sort of thing.

I’m just absolutely sick of being tested beyond what would be considered a logical amount. I’ve been called down to the activities office to urinate in the man’s mighty urine cup, not once, not twice, not four times, but five.

Wouldn’t the logical closure point be somewhere around two or three times to make the assumption that I’m clean? Well, apparently not. Or maybe when your hair exceeds a certain length you’re more likely to be drained of your fluids to determine your level of mischief. On paper, I have a 4.1 GPA, Advanced Placement classes, etc. So clearly my academic achievements are ignored or aren’t factored in the equation.

I don’t know how to explain this situation, you make up your own mind. I know I’ve made up mine.

The man PROFILES. (If they drug test me again after this blog I will throw a fit.)

And that’s what grinds my gears.

By: Jared Tompkin