Blinn College Administrative Regulation – Drug Testing Athletes Page 1 of 7
BLINN COLLEGE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS MANUAL
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SUBJECT:
Athletic Department Drug
Testing
EFFECTIVE DATE:
September 14, 2010; amended August 28, 2012
BOARD POLICY REFERENCE:
FLC
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PURPOSE
The Blinn College Administration and the Athletic Department in keeping with the philosophies, ideals
and goals of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), strongly believe the use and
abuse of drugs can be detrimental to the health of individuals, including student athletes. Therefore, the
College has an important responsibility to prevent, assist and correct any drug-related activity that might
be present among the student athlete population and has established the following drug abuse prevention
and testing program.
When considering intercollegiate athletics as a co-curricular activity, a student athlete has the choice to
participate or not participate. Student participation in intercollegiate athletics is a privilege. Moreover,
Blinn College has an interest in maintaining the health and safety of those students representing the
College in these activities and drug testing furthers that interest.
The following procedure has been instituted as the Blinn College drug abuse prevention and testing
program. This procedure does not diminish the rights and responsibilities which exist pursuant to other
Blinn College policies including, but not limited to, those set forth in the student handbook and/or Blinn
College Board Policy Manual.
I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
a. Student athletes will be given an opportunity to read and ask questions concerning this procedure.
Each student athlete will be asked to acknowledge receipt and review of this procedure, as well
as, acknowledge their voluntary participation in said procedure as a condition of the right to
participate in Blinn College’s co-curricular student athletic program(s), with a signed
statement (see end of procedure document). The acknowledgement by signature, of the receipt and
review, by athlete, shall be deemed the first and only warning that the use of illegal drugs is
prohibited by Blinn College student athletes.
b. At the discretion of the Blinn College Judicial Office, any student athlete testing positive for
a prohibited substance or is convicted by a Court of competent jurisdiction for an offense
related to the sale or distribution of a prohibited substance as per the NJCAA shall be
immediately suspended from participation in the athletic program(s) and may lose their
scholarship. Any athlete found possessing a prohibited substance shall be immediately
reported to the proper law enforcement authority and based on the facts of the criminal
investigation the criminal findings will be referred to the proper criminal justice division and
the Blinn College Judicial Office and shall be immediately suspended from participation in
the athletic program(s). This procedure is not intended to diminish or alter any sanctions or
procedures which would otherwise apply to the student athlete as an enrollee of Blinn