Is random student drug testing legal?
In two landmark cases, the U.S. Supreme Court held that is constitutional to perform random drug testing on students participating in athletics and competitive extracurricular activities: Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton, 1995 Policy: To require all athletes to take a urinalysis drug test in order to participate in sports activities Challenge: Unconstitutional – Violation of children’s right to privacy. Supreme Court Ruling: Student drug testing for athletes was held as constitutional Decision: 6 to 3 Supreme Court Case [PDF] Dissent [PDF] Opinion [PDF] Syllabus [PDF] Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County, et al, Petitioners v. Lindsay Earls et al, 2002 Policy: To require all middle and high school students in Tecumseh, Oklahoma to consent to urinalysis testing for drugs in order to take part in any extracurricular activities. Challenge: Unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures Supreme C
