News (Media Awareness Project) - US TN: PUB LTE: Testing Tramples Privacy Rights |
Title: | US TN: PUB LTE: Testing Tramples Privacy Rights |
Published On: | 2010-07-20 |
Source: | Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) |
Fetched On: | 2010-07-24 15:00:19 |
TESTING TRAMPLES PRIVACY RIGHTS
Regarding your July 18 article on drug testing in public schools ("Study:
Testing reduces drug use / Districts can decide to screen students"):
This is a violation of our constitutional right to privacy in our
persons, papers and possessions. It also violates the probable cause
clause and search warrant issuance in most law codes. A person is
innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and here they are
presupposing guilt prior to the testing.
Charles Gillihan
Bartlett
Regarding your July 18 article on drug testing in public schools ("Study:
Testing reduces drug use / Districts can decide to screen students"):
This is a violation of our constitutional right to privacy in our
persons, papers and possessions. It also violates the probable cause
clause and search warrant issuance in most law codes. A person is
innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and here they are
presupposing guilt prior to the testing.
Charles Gillihan
Bartlett
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