Supreme Court Vs. Vernonia School District
The Supreme Court has had a lasting impact on the lives of many citizens of the United Sates of America. In 1995 the Supreme Court had a very interesting case brought before them, the Acton vs. Vernonia School District case. The major issue of this case was random drug testing of students involved in school activities. The Acton family felt that the fourth and fourteenth amendments in the Constitution were being violated. James Acton was in seventh grade in the Vernonia School District and wanted to play football. The Vernonia School District has a policy that all students on a sports team must participate in a random drug testing. These tests would be taken at random to 10% of the team every week. Before these drug tests could be done, the student and the student’s family had to sign a consent form that okayed the drug testing. When James brought this form home, his parents and he came to the decision of not signing it. They felt it was a violation of his privacy since the school had no reason to suspect James of using any type of drugs. The Acton family set up an appointment with the principal at James’ school to discuss this random drug testing. At this meeting the Acton family voiced their opinions, but in the end the
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