Joel Hefley: “12 years and nearly $6 billion after passage of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, many schools are…”

“12 years and nearly $6 billion after passage of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, many schools are neither drug-free nor safe. Using this drug prevention money, one Michigan school district gained $81,000 worth of giant plastic teeth and toothbrushes. Police in Hammond, Louisiana, have a squad car. It is a 3-foot, remote-control replica that cost $6,500. And Virginia Beach, Virginia, has extra lifeguards with this drug money. Students in Richmond, Virginia, are enjoying the social benefits of a $16,000 drug-free party guide. It includes tips on Jello wrestling and holding pageants where guys dress up in women's wear. Los Angeles schools have a new van for transporting sports equipment and have given away $16,000 in tickets to Disneyland and Dodger Stadium to students who have pledged to listen to their parents. These examples are only the tip of the iceberg. I guess it should not surprise us that the White House wants $605 million more for this program. Good idea, bad implementation. The Department of Education gets my porker of the week award.”