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Rules on Drugs and Alcohol <br /> Employees of the District are hereby notified that it is a condition of employment for each employee to <br /> refrain from reporting to work or working with the presence of drugs or alcohol in his or her body. <br /> It is not the intent of the District to intrude into the private lives of its employees. However, the effect of drug and alcohol <br /> use, abuse, and/or dependency on safety, work quality, increased medical expenses, and lost productivity requires that <br /> this policy be implemented. The following rules apply under the District policy: <br /> 1 .0 Pre-Employment Conditions <br /> 1 . 1 The following pre-employment conditions are established to determine the suitability of <br /> employees to work for the District. <br /> 1 .2 All job applicants must submit to a drug test prior to starring employment in that position. <br /> Any job offer which a job applicant may receive from the District is contingent upon the <br /> applicant successfully completing the drug test. <br /> 1 .3 Any job applicant who refuses to submit to drug testing as part ofthe pre-employment testing <br /> process will be refused employment. Any job applicant who tests positive for drugs will be <br /> refused employment at that time. Confidentiality will be maintained pursuant to this Policy. <br /> 1 .4 The District will not discriminate against an applicant for employment because of the <br /> applicant's past addiction to drugs or alcohol. It is the current use/abuse of drugs or alcohol <br /> that will not be tolerated. <br /> 2.0 Conditions of Continuing Employment <br /> 2. 1 Each employee will receive a copy of the Drug-Free Workplace Policy and must abide by the <br /> Policy. The rules contained in the Policy are to be considered conditions of continuing <br /> employment and are to be consistently followed. Any violation of these conditions of <br /> continuing employment will result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of <br /> employment. <br /> 3 . 0 Prohibition of Possession, etc. <br /> 3 . 1 The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possess, sale, or use of any drug or on <br /> prescribed, controlled substances and/or unauthorized possession or usage of alcohol by <br /> employees while working or when on any District property, including parking lots, are <br /> strictly prohibited. <br /> 4.0 Prohibition of Drug or Alcohol Use <br /> 4. 1 All employees are prohibited from being at work or on District property, including parking <br /> lots, with the presence of any drug or its metabolite, as set forth herein, in the employee's <br /> body. Any employee who has a confirmed positive test of a drug or its metabolite at the <br /> levels defined herein will be presumed to be under the influence of a drug and in violation of <br /> District Policy. <br /> 4.2 All employees are prohibited from being at work or on District property, including parking <br /> lots, with the presence of alcohol, as set forth herein, in the employee's body. Any employee <br /> who has a confirmed positive test of alcohol at the levels defined herein will be presumed to <br /> be under the influence of alcohol and in violation of District Policy. <br /> 66 <br />