(iol sport) Cape Town – Life bans from sport could be a reality for pupils caught doping, as the government attempts to stem the tide of steroid and drug use sweeping through schools.

 

Schoolchildren found to be using drugs – steroids and methamphetamine in particular – would face the same consequences as professional athletes who use banned substances if proposed amendments are passed into law after they are tabled next year.

 

This was heard in Parliament on Tuesday when the Departments of Sport and Recreation and Basic Education briefed the committees on these portfolios on the progress made in drafting amendments to the South African Schools Act and the Drug-Free Schools Act to allow random drug testing at schools.

 
 

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