ACLU sues over school drug tests

A Northern California school district violated students’ constitutional rights to privacy by requiring random drug testing for anyone who participated in competitive school activities, the American Civil Liberties Union alleged in a suit filed against the district.

A policy adopted earlier this year by the Shasta Union High School District is overly broad because it allows for testing students for drugs when there is no reason to suspect them, attorneys wrote in the suit.

District Supt. Jim Cloney said the policy was meant to be not a punishment but a motivation for students to make the right choice when it comes to drugs.

-- Victoria Kim