N.Y. Education Law § 912-a: Urine analysis; drug detection

§ 912-a. Urine analysis; drug detection. 1. The school authorities of

each school district within the state may cause all children attending

grades seven through twelve, inclusive, in the public and private

schools located within such districts, to be separately and carefully

examined in order to ascertain whether any such children are making use

of dangerous drugs.

2. Such examination may be made only upon the written request or

consent of a parent of, or person in parental relation to, a child. Such

examination shall be conducted without notice to the child and shall

include the supervised taking of a urine sample which shall be analyzed

for such drugs and in accordance with such standards as shall be

acceptable to the New York state office of alcoholism and substance

abuse services, or its successor agency. The results of such examination

shall be promptly forwarded to the school authorities. If it should be

ascertained, upon such test or examination, that any child is making use

of dangerous drugs, the school authorities shall report same to the

social services department for the social services district wherein such

school is located and to the parent of, or person in parental relation

to, such child together with a statement to such parent or person in

parental relation as to available programs and facilities to combat such

dangerous drug usage. The local social services department shall be

empowered, in an appropriate case, to take such action and offer such

protective social services as are prescribed by title six of article six

of the social services law.

3. Except as required in this section, information resulting from an

examination conducted pursuant to this section shall be kept

confidential and shall not be used for law enforcement purposes but may

be utilized only for statistical, epidemiological or research purposes.

4. Any record or information compiled from such examination which

identifies an individual student as a user of dangerous drugs shall be

maintained separate and apart from such student's other educational

records and in appropriate confidence and shall be destroyed upon such

student's graduation or final severance from the secondary educational

school system in this state.

Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, no such

examination shall be required where a student objects thereto on the

grounds that such examinations conflict with their genuine and sincere

religious beliefs.