The Headteachers' Association of Scotland has softened its opposition to random drug testing of pupils.
General secretary Bill McGregor said last week the association wasresponding to more young people using drugs in the wider community. Hetold Children Now: "In the past we have totally ruled out randomtesting. We have now come to reappraise the situation because it is agrowing problem in the world outside of school. We are saying thattesting should not simply be ruled out."
But McGregor said he would only back random testing if there was "soundintelligence" to suggest it was necessary and it was acceptable toparents, staff and pupils.
The Scottish Executive said it had no plans to introduce random drugtests at schools.
