Updated: Thursday, 09 Oct 2008, 10:46 AM CDT
Published : Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008, 12:15 PM CDT
DALLAS (AP) -- First-year results in the nation's largest steroid-testing program caught only two Texas high school athletes cheating.
A report released Wednesday by the University Interscholastic League showed 10,117 public high school athletes in Texas were tested in the debut of the two-year, $6 million program.
UIL spokeswoman Kim Rogers says the two students who tested postitive are multi-sport athletes, but that the sports they play are unknown. The UIL didn't release the names of the students, who according to documents obtained by The Associated Press are a senior and a 10th-grader.
Four tests came back unresolved and three students refused to be tested, according to the report.
Supporters say the tests serve as a deterrent. Critics, including some lawmakers, say the program is an overreaction and waste of taxpayer dollars.
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