Alcohol and Controlled Substance Testing for Safety Sensitive. Workers In fulfilling its commitment to the safety of its pupils, employees and the public, the Board of Education of the Xxxxxxx Community Schools District endeavors to promote conditions aligned with creating and maintaining a safe educational environment and workplace for its students and employees. Substance abuse by employees, most particularly by those who perform safety-sensitive functions, constitutes a grave threat to their physical and mental well-being, significantly impedes their work objectives and job performance, and interferes with their ability to maintain a safe educational environment and workplace. The Board of Education of the Xxxxxxx Community Schools District further believes that the safety of students while being transported to and from school or school activities is of paramount importance and is the primary responsibility of those persons who operate or maintain school vehicles. To fulfill that responsibility, each person who operates or maintains school vehicles must be mentally and physically alert at all times while on duty. Accordingly, it is the policy of the Xxxxxxx Community Schools District to establish and implement an alcohol and controlled substances testing program for its employees (both regular and substitute) who perform safety-sensitive functions as mandated by the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 and its promulgated regulations.
