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This 5 page paper argues that drug testing should be mandatory for airline pilots, school bus drivers, transit drivers, and heavy equipment operators. Supreme Court decisions on drug testing in general are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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give up their personal freedoms such as their freedom of speech as protected by the first amendment nor do they want to give up their freedoms concerning illegal searches and
seizures. In fact, the fourth amendment that prohibits such intrusive searches applies to bodily fluids and so, things like drug testing are deemed to be intrusive and in violation of
fourth amendment rights. That said, it is not always the case. The Supreme Court has ruled on the issue as demonstrated by a variety of cases. One area of drug
testing encompasses middle school athletes. In one school district, a seventh grade football player objected to the testing, suggesting that the procedure violated his Constitutional Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable
searches (Will A14). However the Supreme Court deemed the testing reasonable, even though it does technically constitute a search; thus, reasonableness had been determined by balancing the intrusiveness of the
search against the promotion of a legitimate governmental interest (1995). However, in another circumstance, where Georgia mandated drug testing for politicians only for symbolic purposes the Supreme Court ruled that
the forced drug testing program did violate fourth Amendment rights (Savage A10). Constitutionality has been tested. Whether or not it is truly Constitutional, and whether or not employers and school
superintendents will be barred from implementing drug testing remains to be seen. Darryl Strawberry can attest to the trials and tribulations of being scrutinized. Not only are baseball players, and
other athletes routinely tested, but the scope broadens. For example, due to legislation passed in 1997, every elected official in Louisiana is subject to random drug testing ("Louisiana" 21A).
This is contrary to the finding noted earlier, where Georgia officials did not have to comply. At the same time, while many will argue the justifications of testing, there
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