In 2010, the Tamaqua Area School District adopted a Drug/Alcohol testing policy for students.

Any student in grades seven through 12 who intends to participate in any athletic activity, nonathletic club, or nationally chartered organization and any student who applies to park on school property will be subject to an initial random drug and alcohol test.Additionally, any nonparticipant whose parent requests voluntary testing will be eligible to participate in the random testing program.All participating students must attend a drug testing date for the initial registration to become part of the random testing pool. Testing will occur randomly on the testing dates. Students need to provide a signed parent consent form which can be found on the school district website.Testing will take place in the Athletic Center locker rooms of the middle school as follows for all students needing the test: 8-10:30 a.m. July 29 and July 30.Any student who cannot attend any of the dates provided should contact either Mike Hromyak, athletic director, at mhromyak@tamaqua.k12.pa.us or 668-1901 or Tom McCabe, assistant principal, at tmccabe@tamaqua.k12.pa.us for other arrangements.More information is provided on the school district website under athletics.