Supreme court to weigh drug tests for after school activities
March 18, 2002 Posted: 2:32 PM EST (1932 GMT)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (AP) -- Lindsay Earls wanted to offer her voice and musical talent to Tecumseh High School's choir and its marching band. But first, she had to offer a urine sample.
In 1998, her school district asked students who engaged in extracurricular activities from seventh through 12th grades to consent to drug testing.
"It was sort of sprung on us," said Earls, now a freshman at Dartmouth College. "I felt strongly about it. That is none of their business."
Her lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday could help decide whether school districts can require drug tests for students who want to participate in after-school activities from cheerleading to chess squad...
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http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/LAW/03/18/scotus.school.drugtests.ap/index.html
Make sure you don't take any performance enhancing drugs to help with your guitar lessons kids...
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