Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Hawaii attempts random drug tests of teachers

Showdown arose from six arrests; union traded pay raises for testing

HONOLULU - Hawaii public school teachers signed off on first-in-the-nation statewide random drug testing in exchange for pay raises, but now the state claims the educators are trying to take the money and run.

Since the teachers' union approved the pact nearly two years ago, they've accepted the 11 percent boost in pay while fighting the random tests as an illegal violation of their privacy rights. No teacher has been tested.

Read full story MSNBC

Posted by Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers in Phoenix, Arizona

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