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Piss off! : how drug testing and other privacy violations are alienating America's youth / Laura L. Finley, Peter S. Finley.
Van Pelt Library HV5823.5.U5 F56 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Finley, Laura L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Students--Drug testing--United States.
- Students.
- Drug testing--United States.
- Drug testing.
- Students--Drug testing.
- United States.
- Privacy, Right of--United States.
- Privacy, Right of.
- Physical Description:
- 286 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Monroe, Me. : Common Courage Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- From the assault by drug warriors, fear-mongers, and control freaks on students' privacy rights, kids are under attack. Part One lays a foundation for understanding current search policies in schools by describing and critiquing their legal precedents as well as the socio-cultural climate.
- Part Two examines five types of searches conducted at schools across America.
- Part Three focuses on the impact of school search policies. The final chapter hypothesizes why, in light of all the negatives, we are increasingly using intrusive policies in schools.
- Laura Finley is a former high school social studies teacher. She teaches and writes about social justice issues.
- Peter Finley is a former high school teacher and coach. He is now a doctoral candidate in sport administration.
- Contents:
- Prologue: The Crime
- Living While Adolescent 10
- Introduction: Down the Surveillance Highway 24
- Chapter 1 The Big Three The Supreme Court and Student Privacy Rights 45
- Chapter 2 Property Disputes and the Coercive Effect of Johnny Law: School Searches Involving Police 72
- Chapter 3 Rover and the Magical Wand Drug-Sniffing Canines and Metal Detectors in Schools 101
- Chapter 4 Observations, Tips, and Shoes Gone Missing 123
- Chapter 5 Reefer in the Undies? Strip Searches of Students 145
- Chapter 6 Whizzing In A Cup Because You're A Teen Drug Testing of Students 169
- Chapter 7 Money Well Spent? Deterrence, Cost-Effectiveness, and School Searches 196
- Chapter 8 Bringing In The Beef and Dropping the Hammer On Kids 217
- Chapter 9 The Big Picture; A War on Kids 238
- Epilogue: A Five-Point Guide For Students 257.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1567512968
- 1567512976
- OCLC:
- 56593955
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