Mandatory Urine Testing for Drugs in Public Schools and the Fourth Amendment: Some Thoughts for School Officials.

Lincoln, Eugene A.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Mandatory Urine Testing for Drugs in Public Schools and the Fourth Amendment: Some Thoughts for School Officials.

Lincoln, Eugene A.

Journal of Law and Education, v18 n2 p181-88 Spr 1989

In 1985 the United States Supreme Court concluded that the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures does apply to public school officials. Offers some hypothetical examples for public school officials to consider regarding mandatory urine testing and the reasonable suspicion standard. (MLF)

Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Drug Use, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Marijuana, Public Schools, School Law, Search and Seizure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: New Jersey v TLO

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