HORTON v. GOOSE CREEK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST.

No. 81-2215.

677 F.2d 471 (1982)

Robert HORTON, As Next Friend of Robby Horton, Heather Horton and Sandra Sanchez, On Their Own Behalf and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GOOSE CREEK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Val Perkins, Stefan Presser, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard A. Peebles, Baytown, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before WISDOM, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This case presents a question of first impression in this circuit: as a matter of constitutional law, can a school district, acting in good faith in an effort to deal with a serious drug and alcohol problem, subject students, their lockers, and their automobiles to the exploratory sniffing of dogs trained to detect certain contraband? We must consider the special circumstances peculiar to the public school environment, the duty of school officials...

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