Can a School District Require Drug Testing? If So, Under

question 37

Essay

Can a school district require drug testing? If so, under what circumstances?

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitter

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the nervous system.

Local Potential

Changes in the electric potential of a neuron's membrane that are confined to a small area, unlike action potentials that can spread.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals released by nerve cells to transmit signals across a synapse to another nerve cell, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Synaptic Cleft

Space between the presynaptic and the postsynaptic membranes.