By: Jaclyn Chen <[email protected]>
With the football season drawing to a close and basketball games starting this month, one aspect remains constant: breathalyzing will occur, according to Principal John Williams.
“Our charge as an administration is to do everything appropriate to make our school safe, secure and drug- and alcohol-free,” Williams said. “Breathalyzers have worked for us so far, so we will continue to use them.”
Breathalyzing first began two years ago, and junior Tyler Turchan said that he didn’t mind them originally and feels no different now. For Turchan, the procedure has little effect on his pre-game activities, he said.
“I think that breathalyzing is probably not necessary because the level of incidence is relatively low, but it’s a good precaution to take anyway,” Turchan said.
The administration doesn’t plan to breathalyze at every basketball game, but the school board has given it authority to do so at any school activity.
Williams said that although breathalyzers are not fool-proof, they do their job. He said, “We want to create an environment that fosters good decision-making, and certainly breathalyzers help us do that.”