NOTICE TO APPLICANTS FOR POSITIONS COVERED BY

FEDERAL DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION

MANDATED DRUG / ALCOHOL TESTING

This will serve as notification to applicants that the Bellingham School District is a drug, alcohol, and tobacco free workplace.  Job offers to selected candidates in positions which require the acquisition and maintenance of a commercial driver’s license (CDL) will be contingent upon successful completion of the required, federally mandated pre-employment drug tests.  These positions currently include, but are not limited to, the following:

As a condition of employment, the employees in these positions will continue to be subject to the testing requirements of the DOT program including:  random, for cause, post-accident, and return-to-work and follow-up testing following a positive test.  These employees will also be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination for violations of the program policy, procedures, regulations, guidelines, and return-to-work agreements.

NOTE:  COSTS FOR PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTING WILL BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE APPLICANT

Pre-employment costs may include: