The Vidor ISD Board of Trustees on July 14 approved a modification to regulation FNF, the collection procedure attached to student drug-testing policy FNF, allowing oral swab collection as an alternative to urine samples and clarifying deadlines for students unable to provide a specimen during random testing.

A staff presenter explained that the district’s drug-testing laboratory identified oral swab collection as a common method that detects the same substances and is more time-efficient for campus administrators. The presenter said the vendor will still supply urine-collection materials if a student is uncomfortable with an oral swab and that the cost for oral swab collection is the same as for urine testing.

The regulation change also adds that if a student cannot provide a sample at the time of random testing, the student will have until the end of that business day to go to the district’s drug-testing laboratory to provide a sample at the student’s or family’s expense. The board approved the regulation modification by voice vote (motion by Mr. Camp, second by Miss Long), with the motion carrying 7–0.

Board members described the change as a practical, time-saving update that preserves testing scope and maintains options for students who prefer urine collection.