East Baton Rouge teacher's union challenging drug testing policy

WJBO reports:

The ACLU and East Baton Rouge teachers' union are suing the parish school board over a teacher drug-testing policy they argue is unconstitutional.

The lawsuit asks a judge to halt further testing until the case is resolved.

At issue is a policy the plaintiffs say subjects any teacher injured on the job to a drug test. They believe that testing without suspicion of drug use amounts to an unconstitutional search.

The ACLU of Louisiana has more information, along with the full text of their motion for a preliminary injunction.

The case is East Baton Rouge Federation of Teachers v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, No. 3:08-CV-671-JJB (M.D. La.). Posted by MBC at January 11, 2009 01:23 PM