Maryland Students Win Drug Testing Lawsuit

OPEN MINDS On-Line News The Maryland school officials who removed 18 high school students from final exam review classes and forced them to have their urine tested agreed August 16, 2000 to cease all student drug testing in county schools and pay damages to the students. Now, in place of urinalysis tests, school officials who suspect a student of drug abuse will contact the student's parents about the concerns, leaving it to the parents to decide if the student should be tested for drugs or treated medically. On May 2, 2000 the American Civil Liberties Union and the . . .