Drug Question could be removed frm FAFSA form

Hooray its about time,,,now most of us can go back to school,,, :) 3) DRUG QUESTION COULD BE REMOVED FROM FAFSA FORM

Drug Question Could be Removed from FAFSA Form

A question that has brought much controversy and surprise among
students, educators and government officials could be removed from the
FAFSA financial aid forms soon.

The question as to whether or not the applicant has had a previous
drug conviction was recommended to be removed from the form by a
congressionally appointed committee last week.

Many personnel and students agree that the question has become or
should be irrelevant to receiving financial aid.

"Drug use shouldn't have anything to do with receiving financial aid
because a guy could just be caught doing minor drugs once, gets caught
and gets kept out of college because he can't pay for it," freshman in
chemical engineering Gabe Ramos said. "All because of one stupid
mistake he made when he was 15."

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Many also wonder why people would answer "yes" when there is really
no way of checking if someone had used them or not.

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Pubdate: Thu, 10 Feb 2005
Source: Technician, The (NC State U, NC Edu)
Copyright: 2005 The Technician
Website: http://technicianonline.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2268
Author: Josh Harrell
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Souder
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topics/FAFSA
Continues: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05.n243.a01.html

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(8) DRUG QUESTION ON FAFSA MIGHT BE ELIMINATED

Students who apply for financial aid in future years might notice a
query missing from the application.

The question about whether an applicant has had a previous drug
conviction was recommended to be removed from the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, last week by a congressionally
appointed committee.

"The drug question is irrelevant - it is not something that should
even be taken into account," said Tom Angell, communications
director for Students for Sensible Drug Policy. "The appearance of
the question on the form could deter students from applying - even
if they are actually eligible."

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Pubdate: Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Source: State News, The (MI State U, MI Edu)
Copyright: 2005 The State News
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1246
Author: Margaret Harding, The State News
Cited: Students for Sensible Drug Policy http://www.ssdp.org/
Continues: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n243/a01.html ;)

thats great news, now my parents cant give me so much shit.