Legal Opinion
Jones v. Graham County Board of Education
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided June 2, 2009No. COA08-477PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Judge.
“The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.’’ 1
The Graham County Board of Education enácted a policy mandating the random, suspicionless drug and alcohol testing of all Board employees. Plaintiffs brought suit contending that the policy violates the North Carolina Constitution’s guarantees against unreasonable searches and seizures. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the Board of Education. We reverse.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In 2006, the Graham County Board of…
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