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Edwards, Floyd H. – 1989
In 1988, the Tennessee Legislature passed permissive legislation (TCA 49-940) that allows school officials to test suspected students for using drugs. The law provides that testing is optional, with each local education agency deciding whether or not to adopt the policy. Twelve school systems chose to adopt the legislation as board policy. This…
Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, Due Process, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
