Provisions Applicable to All Employees
Alcohol and Drug Prohibitions
No employee may manufacture, use, possess, sell, distribute or be under the influence of alcohol or
drugs in violation of the district's Drug-Free Workplace policy. All employees may be tested for
alcohol and drugs if the district has reasonable suspicion that the employee has consumed alcohol
or drugs in violation of Board policy.
Program Coordinator
The superintendent or designee will serve as the program coordinator to implement the alcohol and
drug testing program of the district within the guidelines of this policy.
Training
All staff who have supervisory duties over other staff members will be provided training on the
effects of drug and alcohol use. The training will include physical, behavioral, speech and
performance indicators of drug and alcohol use. Supervisors of employees who operate district
transportation will be trained in accordance with federal law.
Testing Program
The district will use testing facilities with appropriately trained personnel for alcohol and drug
testing. The district's drug and alcohol testing program shall provide individual privacy in the
collection of specimen samples to the maximum extent possible. The specimen collection
procedures and chain of custody shall ensure that specimen security, proper identification and
integrity are not compromised.
Refusal to Submit to Tests
Drug or alcohol tests administered pursuant to this policy are mandatory. An employee refuses to
submit when he or she fails to provide adequate breath or urine for testing when notified of the need
to do so or engages in conduct that clearly obstructs the testing process.
Consequences
Employees who refuse to submit to a test, who test positive for prohibited substances or who take
deliberate action with the intent to falsify test results will be subject to discipline, including
termination, in accordance with Board policy and law.
Treatment
In addition to any disciplinary action taken, the district will provide employees a list containing the
names, addresses and telephone numbers of substance abuse professionals and counseling and
treatment programs when employees have a positive drug or alcohol test, refuse to take a test or
otherwise request information about substance abuse treatment.
District Records and Reports
Alcohol and drug test results and records shall be maintained under strict confidentiality and released
only in accordance with law. Upon written request, an employee shall receive copies of any records
pertaining to his or her use of alcohol or drugs, including any records pertaining to his or her tests.
Test records shall be maintained with the separate medical files of each employee.
The district shall maintain records and reports of its alcohol and drug prevention program as required
by law.
Notification to Employees
The program coordinator shall ensure that all employees receive written materials explaining the
district's drug and alcohol misuse prevention program, including copies of or access to applicable
policies, procedures or handbooks.
Employees shall sign statements certifying that they have received the materials.
Provisions Applicable to Drivers
In addition to the drug testing provisions applicable to all employees, the Lindbergh Schools, which
employs operators of commercial motor vehicles ("drivers"), is required to implement a drug and
alcohol testing program that fulfills federal requirements. The district will use laboratories certified
by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to conduct drug specimen analysis. This
comprehensive program shall include conducting pre-employment drug testing and reasonable
suspicion, random and post-accident testing for use of alcohol or drugs by drivers; notifying drivers
of the requirements and consequences of the program; maintaining appropriate records; and
complying with Missouri Department of Revenue's reporting requirements. The district requires all
outside agencies with which it contracts for student transportation to meet the same standards,
including compliance with the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act and other reporting
requirements.
As required by law, no driver shall report for duty within four (4) hours of using alcohol. No driver
required to take a post-accident test shall use alcohol for eight (8) hours following the accident or
until he or she undergoes a post-accident alcohol test, whichever comes first.
Records of drug and alcohol tests and other related records shall be made available to a subsequent
employer only as expressly requested in writing by the employee.
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Note: The reader is encouraged to check the index located at the beginning of this section
for other pertinent policies and to review administrative procedures and/or forms for
related information.
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Adopted: 01/09/1996
Revised: 03/09/2004; 11/08/2005
Cross Refs: EEA, Student Transportation Services
Legal Refs: § 287.120, RSMo.
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, 49 U.S.C. § 31306
Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 802(6)
49 C.F.R. Parts 40, 382, and 383
Lindbergh Schools, St. Louis, Missouri
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