A "Con Law" Casualty or Victory?.

Zirkel, Perry A.

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ERIC Number: EJ623051

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Publication Date: 2001

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A "Con Law" Casualty or Victory?

Zirkel, Perry A.

Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n5 p415-16 Jan 2001

The 11th Circuit Court upheld a Georgia district's termination of an exemplary teacher who refused an immediate drug test after a police dog sniffed out a marijuana cigarette in her unlocked car. This case illustrates application of zero-tolerance policies to teachers and other personnel despite employees' signed contracts. (MLH)

Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Contracts, Court Litigation, High Schools, Marijuana, Privacy, School Policy, Teacher Dismissal, Teacher Rights, Zero Tolerance Policy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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