Philippines Weighs Forced Drugs Tests for Children in Schools Under Duterte’s War

Opposition senators fear children could be traumatized, while education officials have balked at the potential cost

Drug enforcement agencies in the Philippines are preparing to extend President Rodrigo Duterte’s antinarcotics crackdown further into schools by imposing mandatory drugs tests of children as young as 10, a new front in a campaign plagued by allegations of extrajudicial killings and human-rights abuses.

The Dangerous Drugs Board, which formulates government strategy on illegal drugs, said Friday it will soon issue a policy on surprise inspections of student bags and lockers in schools after it concludes a consultation with...