Matter Patchogue-Medford Congress Teachers v. Board Education Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District Et Al. - Court of Appeals of New York

Matter Patchogue-Medford Congress Teachers v. Board Education Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District Et Al.

By Court of Appeals of New York

  • Release Date: 1987-06-09
  • Genre: Law

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[70 N.Y.2d 57 Page 62] Opinion OF THE COURT On this appeal we are asked to consider the constitutionality of a School District policy requiring all probationary teachers to submit to urinalysis to detect potential drug abuse. The courts below found that the practice constituted an illegal search and seizure in violation of the teachers' constitutional rights. The School District appeals.

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