board of education of independent school district v earls case brief

Given the minimally intrusive nature of the sample collection and the limited uses to which the test results are put, we conclude that the invasion of students' privacy is not significant.

. The monitor then pours the sample into two bottles that are sealed and placed into a mailing pouch along with a consent form signed by the student.

. School District. Decided June 27, 2002.

This distinction, however, was not essential to our decision in Vernonia, which depended primarily upon the school's custodial responsibility and authority.

on writ of certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the tenth circuit brief for the united states as amicus curiae supporting petitioners interest of the united states . 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27, 2002, ruled (5–4) that suspicionless drug testing of students participating in competitive extracurricular activities did not violate the Fourth Amendment, which guarantees protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. . Written and curated by real attorneys at Quimbee. .

. Next, we consider the character of the intrusion imposed by the Policy.

. . . . . Participation in such activities is a key component of school life, essential in reality for students applying to college, and, for all participants, a significant contributor to the breadth and quality of the educational experience.

of Education v. Earls, 536 U.S. 822, 825 (2002). . This one example of alleged carelessness hardly increases the character of the intrusion. .

. The District Court also held that the Policy was effective because “[i]t can scarcely be disputed that the drug problem among the student body is effectively addressed by making sure that the large number of students participating in competitive, extracurricular activities do not use drugs.” .

. The Court of Appeals then held that because the School District failed to demonstrate such a problem existed among Tecumseh students participating in competitive extracurricular activities, the Policy was unconstitutional. CENTER FOR LAW AND EDUCATION; THE

The Court of Appeals agreed with the District Court that the Policy must be evaluated in the “unique environment of the school setting,” but reached a different conclusion as to the Policy's constitutionality.

LOYOLA CHILDLAW CENTER;

Board of Education of Independent School District No.

. Respondents also argue that the testing of non-athletes does not implicate any safety concerns, and that safety is a “crucial factor” in applying the special needs framework. In fact, evidence suggests that it has only grown worse. 92 of Pottawatomie Cty. . Finally, the “nature and immediacy of the governmental concern,” .

Vernonia did not require the school to test the group of students most likely to use drugs, but rather considered the constitutionality of the program in the context of the public school's custodial responsibilities.

They alleged that the Policy violates the Fourth Amendment as incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment and requested injunctive and declarative relief. .

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But the “degree of intrusion” on one's privacy caused by collecting a urine sample “depends upon the manner in which production of the urine sample is monitored.” Vernonia, .

ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NEW 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls, 536 U.S. 822 (2002), United States Supreme Court, case facts, key issues, and holdings and reasonings online today.

ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, Linda Maria Meoli (William P. Bleakley and Stephanie J. Mather with her on the

“Fourth Amendment rights ... are different in public schools than elsewhere; the ‘reasonableness' inquiry cannot disregard the schools' custodial and tutelary responsibility for children.” Vernonia, . board of education of independent school district no. . Securing order in the school environment sometimes requires that students be subjected to greater controls than those appropriate for adults.

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v. EARLS et al. Morgan (Oklahoma); Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association; Allied [T]he Court points is the voluntary character of both interscholastic athletics and other competitive extracurricular activities. Supreme Court of the United States. . Even before the Policy was enacted the choir teacher had access to this information. Additionally, the School District in this case has presented specific evidence of drug use at Tecumseh schools. . . In the criminal context, reasonableness usually requires a showing of probable cause. . . . PROFESSOR MARTIN GUGGENHEIM & . Finally, this Court must consider the nature and immediacy of the government's concerns and the efficacy of the Policy in meeting them.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Board of Education of Independent School District No. . .

Although “ ‘special needs' inhere in the public school context,” . . . Moreover, we question whether testing based on individualized suspicion in fact would be less intrusive. Argued March 19, 2002.

Board of Education of Independent School District No. In the fall of 1998, the School District adopted the Student Activities Drug Testing Policy (Policy), which requires all middle and high school students to consent to drug testing in order to participate in any extracurricular activity. Respondents instead argue that drug testing must be based at least on some level of individualized suspicion.

. . BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. Respondents are correct that safety factors into the special needs analysis, but the safety interest furthered by drug testing is undoubtedly substantial for all children, athletes and non-athletes alike.

David Earls and Lori Earls; DANIEL JAMES, a

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Stat. Interscholastic athletics similarly require close safety and health regulation; a school's choir, band, and academic team do not.

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. . Rather, the only consequence of a failed drug test is to limit the student's privilege of participating in extracurricular activities.

92 of Pottawatomie County v. Lindsay Earls.

. in which we upheld the suspicionless drug testing of school athletes, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma rejected respondents' claim that the Policy was unconstitutional and granted summary judgment to the School District. .

In any case, this Court has repeatedly stated that reasonableness under the Fourth Amendment does not require employing the least intrusive means, because “[t]he logic of such elaborate less-restrictive-alternative arguments could raise insuperable barriers to the exercise of virtually all search-and-seizure powers.” .

As in Vernonia, the context of the public school environment serves as the backdrop for the analysis of the privacy interest at stake and the reasonableness of the drug testing policy in general.

. Under the Policy, students are required to take a drug test before participating in an extracurricular activity, must submit to random drug testing while participating in that activity, and must agree to be tested at any time upon reasonable suspicion. MICHAEL and KIM RAWLS; STEWART and . . . . WORKERS OKLAHOMA CHAPTER; THE

“[T]he legality of a search of a student,” this Court has instructed, “should depend simply on the reasonableness, under all the circumstances, of the search.” . YORK; LAWYERS FOR CHILDREN;