Knox County Education Association v. Knox County Board of Education

OPINION

ROSEN, District Judge. *

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal raises challenging and far-reaching constitutional questions concerning drug testing of teachers and other personnel in our nation’s schools. Not only are a number of the issues presented here of first-impression for our Circuit, but these issues call upon us to consider and reconcile important constitutional and societal values concerning the environment in which our children are educated. Because the law in this area is unsettled and the issues of significant import to our schools and communities, the Court examines these important…