Steroid attack.Florida will begin random testing (programming, testing) random testing - A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work. for steroid use among high school athletes this school year. One percent of the students who participate in football, baseball and weightlifting will be subject to the tests. Testing will last just one year. If a student tests positive, he or she will be suspended sus·pendv. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. from competition for 90 days and be required to take a drug education class. Any athlete who refuses to provide a urine urine, clear, amber-colored fluid formed by the kidneys that carries metabolic wastes out of the body (see urinary system). As the blood circulates it collects excretory products from the tissues and these substances are separated from the blood by the kidneys and sample will be ineligible in·el·i·gi·ble adj. 1. Disqualified by law, rule, or provision: ineligible to run for office; ineligible for health benefits. 2. to remain on the team. New Jersey became the first state to start a statewide testing policy last year, and Texas recently signed a bill to set aside $3 million per year for testing athletes in all sports. |
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