Random drug tests in schools in the wake of recent drug-related killings of students Kian de Los Santos, Reynaldo de Guzman and Carl Angelo Arnaiz should be suspended.

The proposal was made over the weekend by Kabayan party-list Rep. Ron Salo, who asked the Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education to suspend the implementation of policies on drug testing to ensure the privacy of students who test positive for drug use.

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