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May/June 2001

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IASB Publications
2921 Baker Drive
Springfield 62703
217/528-9688, extension 1131

• Aftershocks of words follow Santee violence
  Editorial opinions abounded in newspapers around the country following the March 5, 2001, shooting at Santana High School.

• Planning a crisis by Tom Salter
  Failing to prepare for the possibility of disaster - whether natural or manmade - can cost a school district credibility with the community.

• Plenty of religious expression in public schools by Charles A. Rohn
  Religion still has a place in public schools, according to this former Illinois superintendent.

• Legal precedents establish basis of random drug tests by Max Pierson and Steven Rittenmeyer
  Policies for random drug testing have evolved through a series of cases that have been heard in the courts - a number of them originating from neighboring Indiana.
  Sidebar: Two recent cases

• Updated survey revisits random drug testing by Max Pierson and Steven Rittenmeyer
  Five years after their original survey, professors at Western Illinois Universityasked Illinois school districts again about their status with random drug testing.

• Where they're testing by Linda Dawson
  Four districts share their experiences with implementing random drug testing programs.

• 'Blueprint for Success'
  Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 has developed an eight-pronged approach for measurable continuous school improvement.