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New MAPS hires required to undergo drug test

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

New teachers in Merrill will now have to undergo a drug test before being hired.

Merrill Area Public School's Board of Education voted unanimously to have new hires take a drug screening. The testing comes while several school employees in Antigo and one in Merrill face marijuana charges.

Interim superintendent Bruce Anderson said the timing was coincidental, but may have impacted the decision. He compared the test to a background check as part of an application process.

The new policy does not affect current staff. Any random drug testing of current employees would require further action from the board.

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