May 19, 2009
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Illinois high school athletes tested for steroids

Several states require student athletes to submit to random drug tests during the season for steroids.  Illinois may expand their program to postseason and include more players statewide.

A bill passed the Illinois Senate in May, 2009 and was sent to the Governor for signing. Once a law, 25% of the state’s public high schools would be testing their athletes for performance-enhancing drugs. Coaches and trainers would be required to learn how to recognize the signs of substance abuse.

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If an athlete tests positive, the penalty is a one-year suspension from sports. If the student completes a drug-education program and provides a clean drug test, the time may be shortened to 90 days.

For more about drug-testing at school, see:  http://askthejudge.info/do-i-have-to-take-a-drug-test/45/

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Judge Tom is the founder and moderator of AsktheJudge.info. He is a retired juvenile judge and spent 23 years on the bench. He has written several books for lawyers and judges as well as teens and parents including 'Teen Cyberbullying Investigated' (Free Spirit Publishing) and 'Every Vote Matters: the Power of Your Voice, from Student Elections to the Supreme Court' (Free Spirit Publishing). In 2020, the American Bar Association published "Cyberbullying Law," the nation's first case-law book written for lawyers, judges and law students. When he's not answering teens' questions, Judge Tom volunteers with the American Red Cross and can be found hiking, traveling and reading.

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