Horton ex rel. Horton v. Goose Creek Independent School District

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This case presents a question of first impression in this circuit: as a 'matter of constitutional law, can a school district, acting in good faith in an effort to deal with a serious drug and alcohol problem, subject students, their lockers, and their automobiles to the exploratory sniffing of dogs trained to detect certain contraband? We must consider the special circumstances peculiar to the public school environment, the duty of school officials to protect the minors in their care, the growing problem of drug and alcohol abuse in the schools, the students’ interest in…