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BATON ROUGE, LA - A federal court in Louisiana halted an unconstitutional teacher drug testing policy today. The policy, instituted by the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, subjected any teacher who suffers an injury while on the job to a drug test without any suspicion of drug use.
Today the ACLU of Louisiana released a letter to the Superintendents of all school districts in Louisiana, reminding them to respect the rights of students and school personnel to discuss issues surrounding the inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20.
NEW ORLEANS - The ACLU of Louisiana will give its 33rd annual Ben Smith award to Norris Henderson of Safe Streets Strong Communities in New Orleans. This award is given annually to someone with a demonstrated commitment to the advancement of civil liberties in Louisiana.
CHARLESTON, WV - The American Civil Liberties Union applauds a federal court order today halting the Kanahwa County School Board's plan to randomly drug test nearly all public school employees.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the East Baton Rouge Federation of Teachers sought a federal court order today to suspend an unconstitutional teacher drug testing policy instituted by the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.
Today the ACLU of Louisiana confirmed that the Louisiana Department of Corrections has partially relented in its punishment of Ernest Billizone, a prisoner whose sentence was lengthened by nine months simply for writing complaints to prison officials about a prison employee's behavior.