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DARCY L. SCHAILL by next friend WILLIAM and MARY KROSS and SHELLEY M. JOHNSON by next friend DONALD C. JOHNSON, Plaintiffs-Appellants
vs.
TIPPECANOE COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellees
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Issues:
Random testing, due process, policy and procedure, privacy rights, Fourth Amendment.
Case Summary:
Darcy Schaill, a student in the Tippecanoe County School district, appeals a lower court's ruling that upholds the school district's random drug testing program for student athletes. Schaill contends the policy violates privacy and due process rights protected by the constitution.
Decision of lower jurisdiction:
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District Court of Indiana ruled that the school district's drug testing policy was constitutional. Schaill now appeals.
Outcome:
Schaill loses. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the ruling of the lower jurisdiction. The court stated that students have a diminished privacy expectation and that the district's plan provided for adequate notice.