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Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1987
Courts generally rule against drug testing of public employees. A urine sample represents "unreasonable search" under the Fourth Amendment. Testing unreliability was illustrated in "Jones v. McKenzie." Factual, "reasonable suspicion" must exist for judicial approval. Tests do not resolve employee drug abuse;…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Drug Use, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
