Drug Tests... Constitutional?

Want to read the rest of this paper? Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay and over 50,000 other term papers

“input night” to talk to the parents about the new Student Athlete Drug Policy, and the parents all gave a unanimous approval of the policy. When the trial was over, the judges’ decisions were split. There were six judges in favor for the Vernonia School District of Oregon. There were also three judges in favor of the family of James Acton. As stated in the Vernonia vs. Acton case, “The reasonableness of a search is judged by ‘balancing the intrusion on the individual's Fourth Amendment interests against the promotion of legitimate governmental interests.’ In the case of high school athletes who are under State supervision during school hours, they are subject to greater control than over free adults” (Scalia 1). This is saying that since the teachers are considered their legal supervision, everything that they want to do is considered highly reasonable. They are also saying that students have fewer rights than free adults. This is perfectly understandable, since parents ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays. Write better papers. Get better grades. Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE: