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The Abbey School is a non-selective secondary school in the town of Faversham in Kent, United Kingdom. Founded with the amalgamation of Ethelbert Road Boys School and Lady Capel School for Girls in 1983, the school consists of 953 pupils from the ages of 11-19. In 2004 the school became widely known as the first comprehensive school to introduce random drug testing and the scheme operated until 2008. The School was promoted to academy status in 2011. ==History== The School was opened in September 1983 with the amalgamation of Ethelbert Road Boys School and Lady Capel School for Girls. The Boys school was decommissioned with students moving to the south side of Faversham where the school currently stands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://postcodegazette.com/places/6195210002/The-Abbey-School )〕 In 1987, Peter Walker became the school's 1st headteacher. In February 2000, Walker reported to Ofsted about the deteriorating conditions of the former canteen that was built in the 1940s. The roof had become a thick layer of moss with asbestos that caused paint to peel of the walls. In September 2004, with the support of parents, the school became the first to introduce random drug tests which commenced in January 2005. The tests could be performed only when parents gave permission for their child to be tested. Students who refused to be available for testing or tested positive would undergo a counselling program. Critics of the program stated an infringement of privacy would lead to legal action. At the school, 20 students were tested weekly and were given a mouth swab for cannabis, cocaine and heroin. Supporters of the program including former Prime Minister Tony Blair who endorsed Walker's efforts and called for the program to be expanded.〔 In 2005, the school reported that the scheme helped to boost examination results to 40% compared with 32% in 2004, and 28% in 2003.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4197090.stm )〕 In 2006, headteacher Peter Walker retired from his position to become Britain's official ambassador for drug testing and gave a presentation to John Walters, the director of the White House drug policy office.〔 His position was taken over by Jenny James who promised to continue drug testing.〔 The scheme was ended in 2008, due to other schools not performing the tests.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7257497.stm )〕 Within the space of four years, only one student tested positive. James was succeeded by Catrin Woodend after some months and oversaw the school's transition to an academy in 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kentadvice.co.uk/academies/academies )〕 Woodend also organised the building of the school's all-weather pitch which was completed in 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Abbey School, Faversham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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