Law Commons^™

Searches, Seizures And Drug Testing Procedures: Balancing Rights And School Safety, 1st Edition, Ralph Mawdsley, Charles Russo

Charles J. Russo

No abstract provided.

Searches, Seizures And Drug Testing Procedures: Balancing Rights And School Safety, Second Edition, Ralph Mawdsley, Charles Russo

Charles J. Russo

This authoritative resource examines reasonable student and employee searches and seizures — along with proper drug-testing protocol. Practical recommendations and working guidelines provide essential benchmarks for balancing student and employee privacy rights with school safety — to help you:

• Understand the implications of — and methods available for — searching personal property and employees' computers
• Create legally sound drug-testing policies
• Know what constitutes permissible student and staff searches — and what doesn't
• And more!

Random Vs. Suspicion-Based Drug Testing In The Public Schools -- A Surprising Civil Liberties Dilemma, Martin H. Belsky

Martin H. Belsky

The Tecumseh School District had a policy that all students who wished to participate in extracurricular activities that involved some sort of competition had to agree to drug testing before the competition and then randomly thereafter. ... Those selected for accusatory drug testing might be perceived to be wearing a "badge of shame" and be subject to the arbitrary whim of an administrator. ... Vernonia involved a rule requiring drug testing as a condition for participation in extracurricular competitive sports. ... In Earls, the Tecumseh School District adopted a "Student Activities Drug Testing Policy" that required all students who wished …