Drug  Tes)ng  in  the  Schools  

Patrice  M.  Horstman  Hufford,  Horstman,  Mongini,  

Parnell  &  Tucker,  P.C.    

September  6,  2013  227654  

Introduc)on  

•  Federal  Drug  Free  School  Zone  

O State  Laws  

I.  Drug  Tes)ng  School            Employees  

A.  Drug  Tes)ng  =  A  Search  under  4th  Amendment  

B.  Reasonable  Suspicion  Test  

C.  Excep)on  to  Reasonable  Suspicion  (Suspicionless)  

•  Safety  Sensi)ve  Posi)ons  

•  Injured  on  the  job  

1.  Safety  Sensi)ve  Posi)ons  in  School  context   •  (Random  drug  

tes)ng)  •  Bus  Drivers  (A.R.S.  15-­‐513)  

•  Custodians  •  Teachers  /  Administrators  

2.  Injured  on  the  Job  

II.  Drug  Tes)ng  of  Students  

A.  Drug  Tes)ng  =  A  Search  under  4th  Amendment  

B.  Reasonable    Suspicion    Test  

C.  Excep)on  to  Reasonable  Suspicion  

•  Special  Needs  

1.  Student  Athletes  

•  Reduced  Expecta)on  of  Privacy  

•  Par)cipa)on  is  Voluntary  •  Degree  of  Intrusion  is  Limited  

•  Compelling  State  Interest  

2.  Extracurricular  Ac)vi)es  

•  Clubs  •  Student  Parking  

III.  Drug  Tes)ng  Procedure  

Conclusion