High schools are rushing to test students for alcohol at extracurricular events like dances and football games.
“It’s increased dramatically,” says Bill Judge, an Illinois attorney who advises high schools on testing. He says thousands are doing it.
Last month, the University of Wisconsin-Madison began a “show and blow” policy at football games. Any student ejected from a previous game for drinking must take a test to attend. “We’re trying to change the culture,” says Ervin Cox, assistant dean of students.