COURTS INCREASINGLY VOID DRUG TESTING IN SCHOOLS

Six years after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upheld random drug testing of
student athletes, spurring hundreds of school districts to adopt similar
policies, several recent court decisions have struck down broader programs
that test non-athletes. Some experts say the newer rulings reflect a shift
in the public's approach to preventing drug use.

Last week, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in Denver, said the
Tecumseh, Okla., school district violated students' constitutional rights
by requiring drug tests for anyone who participated in interscholastic
activities.

Early this month, a federal judge rejected mandatory drug testing for all
students in grades seven through 12 in Lockney, Texas. And state courts in
Indiana, New Jersey, Oregon and Pennsylvania have expressed similar
reservations about such policies.