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Norwich works on drug policy
August 28, 2003
Source: www.timesargus.com
(from the Central Vermont (Local News) section)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NORTHFIELD — Norwich University is drafting new rules relating to drug testing following allegations last spring that some students were using anabolic steroids and growth hormones.
University President Richard Schneider wrote to students and parents this summer that the school was drafting new rules that would allow Norwich officials to drug-test any student who raises a reasonable suspicion that he or she was using drugs.
He added that random testing of varsity athletes would begin this fall.
“The use of drugs and alcohol by college students is not a new problem and is not confined to Norwich,” Schneider said.
He said Norwich, which is the nation’s oldest private military college but also has civilian programs, has a policy of encouraging students to stay physically fit and drug-free.
“I intend to do everything I can to help our students realize that value and live it,” Schneider said. “But to do that, we need the help of everyone on campus, and our students’ parents and guardians at home, to keep reinforcing this message.”
While a special committee drafts a campus-wide drug policy to be implemented later this year, the athletic department is moving ahead at a faster pace with a separate policy in keep ing with rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
“I have directed that we begin random testing of athletes, so that we immediately remove any cloud of suspicion that may be hanging over our athletic programs,” Schneider said. “And I want to use testing as a deterrent to any student who might consider using banned substances in the future.”
Norwich also is holding a series of forums for students on avoiding alcohol and other drugs and is adding two new positions: one for a substance abuse counselor and one for a wellness director.
August 28, 2003
Source: www.timesargus.com
(from the Central Vermont (Local News) section)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NORTHFIELD — Norwich University is drafting new rules relating to drug testing following allegations last spring that some students were using anabolic steroids and growth hormones.
University President Richard Schneider wrote to students and parents this summer that the school was drafting new rules that would allow Norwich officials to drug-test any student who raises a reasonable suspicion that he or she was using drugs.
He added that random testing of varsity athletes would begin this fall.
“The use of drugs and alcohol by college students is not a new problem and is not confined to Norwich,” Schneider said.
He said Norwich, which is the nation’s oldest private military college but also has civilian programs, has a policy of encouraging students to stay physically fit and drug-free.
“I intend to do everything I can to help our students realize that value and live it,” Schneider said. “But to do that, we need the help of everyone on campus, and our students’ parents and guardians at home, to keep reinforcing this message.”
While a special committee drafts a campus-wide drug policy to be implemented later this year, the athletic department is moving ahead at a faster pace with a separate policy in keep ing with rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
“I have directed that we begin random testing of athletes, so that we immediately remove any cloud of suspicion that may be hanging over our athletic programs,” Schneider said. “And I want to use testing as a deterrent to any student who might consider using banned substances in the future.”
Norwich also is holding a series of forums for students on avoiding alcohol and other drugs and is adding two new positions: one for a substance abuse counselor and one for a wellness director.
