Part 4: Student Conduct - De La Salle Health Sciences Institute

De La Salle Health Sciences Institute
Section 22
CONDUCT OF DRUG TESTING
De La Salle Health Sciences Institute is envisioned to provide the
highest quality of life in its community as well as to achieve total
formation and development of its students. Alongside with its
compliance with RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs
Act of 2002, it is committed to promote and maintain a drug free
environment for its students.
22.1. General Guidelines
22.1.1. The illegal use, sales, possession of illegal drugs inside
and outside the school premises constitutes a major
offense of the institutional student handbook and will be
dealt with the appropriate sanctions and penalties.
22.1.2. All old students from the different colleges will be
subjected to the test.
22.1.3. Incoming students and senior students will need to
undergo mandatory drug testing.
22.1.4. The drug testing agency will be the De La Salle Drug
Testing Unit. Two testing methods will be done, the
screening test which will determine the positive result as
well as the type of drug used and the confirmatory test
which will confirm a positive screening test.
22.1.5. The Health and Safety Unit will hold meetings for those
students who turned positive during the screening and
confirmatory test.
22.1.6. Results, records, and transcript of meetings in relation to
drug testing will be treated with confidentiality.
Disclosure of information will only be given to certain
individuals who are important in the rehabilitation and
formation of the student.
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