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Oregon Legislators To Teachers: What Are You Smoking?

April 18, 2003

Teachers Respond: No, What Are You Smoking?

The Oregon Education Association is protesting a bill in the state legislature that would require routine drug testing of teachers. Claiming that the mandatory pre-employment drug screening is sufficient, the OEA is questioning whether the new proposal is either necessary or even constitutional, provided there are no reasonable suspicions that an employee is using illegal drugs.