September 30, 2002

Court Opinion Sparks New Debate on Student Drug Testing

The Supreme Court bolstered schools' abilities to conduct random, suspicionless drug tests of students in June 2002 by ruling that a public high school in Oklahoma did not violate its students' Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches by requiring all students who participate in extracurricular activities to submit to urinalysis testing for illegal drugs. Now, a number of school districts are considering whether to impose a greater degree of drug testing.

With Court Nod, Parents Debate School Drug Tests, New York Times, September 29, 2002.
Board of Ed. of Independent School Dist. No. 92 of Pottawatomie Cty. v. Earls, 536 U.S. ___, No. 01-332 (2002).
Tests on trial, Jobs and reputations ride on unproven drug screens, US News and World Report, August 12, 2002.
EPIC Student Privacy Page. Posted by EPIC at September 30, 2002 9:15 AM