San Diego

All applicants for police officer, bus driver or auto mechanic jobs with the San Diego Unified School District will be required to take pre-employment drug tests under a proposal passed Tuesday by the Board of Education. The move will affect about 300 people a year who apply for those positions, which are identified as “sensitive,” at an initial annual cost of about $9,600.

Should an applicant test positive for either drugs or alcohol, a second confirmation test will be given. Another positive result, without a satisfactory explanation by the applicant, will result in termination of the employment process.