Notice to:
Applicants, Employees and Volunteer Coaches:
Escambia County Public Schools (ECPS), requires all candidates for
employment (full-time, part-time, part-time coach, and/or volunteer coach,
upon offer of employment, to submit to a drug test that tests for illegal
drugs, alcohol, and certain types of prescription and over-the counter drugs
including but not limited to in accordance with F.S 893 or F.S. 877.111 and
Escambia County School Board Drug-Free Workplace Board policy
(sections 1124, 3124 and 2430.01 para. H.).
Any drug screening that returns as "positive" for the following substances:
Alcohol Amphetamines, Marijuana/Cannabinoids/THC (including medical
marijuana), Cocaine, Phencyclidine Methaqualone, Opiates, Barbiturates,
Benzodiazepines, Synthetic Narcotics: Methadone, and Propoxyphene, will
result in the offer of employment or volunteer role (whether permanent,
part-time, or as a part-time or volunteer coach), being rescinded and/or
ineligibility for future employment or as a volunteer coach with Escambia
County Public Schools.
Note: Medical Marijuana and/or Over the Counter (OTC) items (i.e. CBD
products) may contain levels of Marijuana/ Cannabinoids/THC. Any test for
Marijuana/ Cannabinoids/THC above a screening cut-off level (as
determined by a Medical Review Officer) that returns as "positive" for
Marijuana/ Cannabinoids/THC will result in the offer of employment, or as a
volunteer coach, being rescinded and/or ineligibility for future
employment or as a volunteer coach. |
