If other government departments and entities are failing to conduct random drug testing among their employees, that is not the case with the Public School System.<\/p>\n
Saipan Tribune learned that just recently, a handful of employees of the CNMI Public School System\u2014mostly its top officials\u2014went through random drug testing.<\/p>\n
Education Commissioner Dr. Rita A. Sablan disclosed that drug testing is a normal procedure in the school system and that they faithfully adhere to the policies, rules, and regulations of the State Board of Education.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat testing is a normal procedure for us because, in PSS, we do have policy in place that mandates a random drug testing every calendar year,\u201d explained Sablan. A calendar year is from January to December.<\/p>\n
For Sablan, anybody in charge of schoolchildren can be subjected to random drug tests, as required by the system policy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not just in PSS but everywhere. If you look at the employment requirements for a government employee, the said test is required,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Under the statute, random drug testing in autonomous agencies is shouldered by the agency\u2019s own revenues and budget, compared to non-autonomous departments that rely on funding for this purpose on the general fund.<\/p>\n
It was recently disclosed that in the past year or so, no government agency had undergone random drug tests because of the lack of funds to do so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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