Injunction blocks California district from enforcing drug-testing program
May 7, 2009
Judge says random tests are not justified for students in band and other non-athletic activities
From The Los Angeles Times: Under a policy adopted by a school district in Redding, Calif., students involved in orchestra or agricultural extracurriculars are subject to random drug tests, like any others participating in competitive activities. Now, a Shasta County judge has ruled that the policy probably violates students' constitutional rights and granted a preliminary injunction barring the Shasta Union High School District from enforcing the drug testing program. Judge Monica Marlow has ruled that the random testing would probably be found to be a "serious invasion of privacy" that violates students' constitutional rights against unreasonable search and seizure.
