Portia Out Of Her Lane: Parents Wary Of Proposal To Test High-School Athletes But Principal Gives PM's Plan Thumbs Up

A proposal by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to subject high-school athletes to drug testing is not finding favour with some parents.
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said the testing of highschool athletes would be in accordance with appropriate approvals from the Ministry of Education, the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association, and parents and guardians.
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The proposal was put forward by Simpson Miller in Parliament on Tuesday, just days after news broke that five Jamaican athletes, including high-profile sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, had tested positive for banned substances.
Yesterday, Kirk Grey, who is making preparation to send his child to Wolmer's High School for Boys come September, said he found distasteful the idea of having his son - an avid sports competitor - tested for drugs in high school.
"For children at that age, it is more about the competition and less about the money. Athletes who are in the business for money, you will find them taking the drugs but not the children," Grey argued.
"To have them being tested paints a picture that Jamaica is a drug country and this is what our children are doing." Read More...
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  1. UnknownJuly 18, 2013 at 11:48 PM

    Testing is a good thing. But for Steroids and HGH only. Protectinng the youths from unsavory elements is the goal.

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