Teachers File Drug Test Suit

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The American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia filed a lawsuit in Kanawha Circuit Court Wednesday morning that will pit teachers against the Kanawha school board, whose members decided last month to allow random drug tests for most of its employees.

The plaintiffs argue that a new Kanawha drug testing policy is overly broad, unconstitutional and exposes employees in the school system who are not "safety sensitive" to random drug screens.

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Teachers File Drug Test Suit

Both sides seek a definition of who is a safety-sensitive employee, as a 1990 state Supreme Court ruling found that random drug tests in private industry applied only to those workers.

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