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· 9/29/1998

Knox County Education Association v. Knox County Board of Education

Citations

  • 158 F.3d 361

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that teachers' legitimate expectation of privacy is diminished by their participation in a heavily regulated industry
  • finding that teachers’ legitimate expectation of privacy is diminished by their participation in a heavily regulated industry
  • indicating that the Knox County policy specifically identified in its policy all of the drugs subject to testing
  • noting that only the reviewing doctor and the Director of Personnel will know the results and that the policy is narrowly-tailored in its disclosure requirements
  • finding a compelling government interest to drug test new teachers “considering their unique in loco parentis obligations and their immense influence over students”
  • finding no constitutional violation for requirement that school employees agree to suspicionless urinalysis as a condition of job offer

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Judges: Nelson, Ryan, Rosen

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