WILLARD, Mo. -- Willard High School is starting the year with a new policy designed to keep kids off drugs. The district decided to start random drug testing for every student involved in extracurricular activities.

Some student-athletes at the school say drugs are a problem in every school -- and to think otherwise is pretty naive. That's exactly why the district decided to help give kids a reason to say no to drugs.

It takes a lot of hard work and sweat to get athletes ready for game time. One bad move can hurt a lot of people.

"In a team sport, and football is probably the main one, one or two guys can really affect the hard work of many,” said football Coach Phil Wickwar.

The new policy mandates random drug testing every one or two weeks.

"I think it'll -- like when they are at a party and somebody offers them something -- it'll be easier to turn it down,” said senior football player Bryan Whisler.

Whisler says, no doubt, it's only a matter of time before someone gets caught using drugs -- and that decision will get you benched. He says, already, athletes are trying to stay clean.

"I think it'll make people make the right decision,” said Whisler.

Students will be randomly tested. If they're not clean, they'll still have to sweat it out at practice but they won't get the payoff: no game time for 30 days.

"They can still come to school, they can still get their education, but the privileges of the extracurricular activities would not be theirs anymore,” said Superintendent Kent Medlin.

The district contracted with an independent drug testing company. Every student who is in sports or choir or band -- any kind of extracurricular activity -- will be tested at random. Chances are good all these students will be tested if they are in activities for all four years of high school.

The district pays about $17 per test. It allotted money for it in this year’s budget.

There is an appeal process if a student thinks the test result is wrong. The school has what's called a double positive check. If it does test positive for drugs, it's automatically sent in for a second, more sensitive and intensive check. At that point, it'd be hard to negate.