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US: Schools' Right To Randomly Drug-test
Students Backed By
URL:
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n713/a08.html
Newshawk: chip
Webpage: http://cgi.citizen-times.com/cgi-bin/story/news/54695
Pubdate: Wed, 12 May 2004
Source: Asheville Citizen-Times (NC)
Copyright: 2004 Asheville Citizen-Times
Contact: editor@citizen-times.com
Website: http://www.citizen-times.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/863
Author: Clarke Morrison
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/youth.htm
(Youth)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/testing.htm
(Drug Testing)
SCHOOLS' RIGHT TO RANDOMLY DRUG-TEST
STUDENTS BACKED BY SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
ASHEVILLE - The U.S. Supreme Court twice in recent
years has supported the right of public schools to
randomly test some students for drug use.
The court in 2002 approved random drug testing for
students involved in extracurricular activities, a
ruling that increased the tools available to some 14,700
school systems to fight illegal drug use.
By a 5-4 vote, the court ruled in a case from Oklahoma
that local school officials' responsibility for the
health and safety of their students can outweigh privacy
concerns.
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