The Spotsylvania County School Board voted 4-3 for a second consecutive month against developing a policy requiring suspicionless pre-employment drug testing for teachers and other school employees. Supporters cited student safety following a 2024 incident involving drugs in a classroom, while opponents raised concerns about privacy, cost, effectiveness, employee morale, and potential constitutional issues. The district already conducts reasonable-suspicion testing and has strengthened drug-free workplace and administrator training since 2024.
