What do the Supreme Court decisions say?
A 1995 decision said that random drug testing of students participating in athletics was constitutional. Specifically, the Court’s decision means that: 1) the drug test is a “search” according to the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment; 2) such a search is reasonable because the school has legitimate interests in deterring drug use and protecting students’ health and safety; 3) public school student athletes cannot expect as much privacy as other members of the general public with respect to urinalysis for drug-testing purposes. A 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision held that random drug testing of students participating in any extracurricular activity, including choir, was constitutional. Specifically, the Court’s decision recognized that: 1) public students in extracurricular activities can expect only a limited amount of privacy; 2) the collection of drug test samples from such students is only “mildly invasive” of privacy; 3) test results are used only for counseling and rehabilitati
