European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday. March 21.1987 Meese urges drug tests for non tenured teachers stateside Washington a attorney general Edwin a desc said that local school boards should be tree to Institute drug idling program Tor probationary teach ers who seek tenure. We in the department of Justice View Freedom from drugs As a valid condition or employment for schoolteachers a desc said thursday. Drug testing has been upheld when applied to transportation workers and others whose jobs have a direct effect on Public safely Mccase said and it seems 10 me almost an insult to teachers to maintain that their jobs Ore any leu  his remarks came in a speech at the University of Mississippi and copies were released in Washington. A Railroad Engineer who uses drugs directly endangers inc lives of his passengers Mcm said. But can one say that drug use by a teacher is any less danger Ous even though us effect May be less immediate tic added that schools must furnish students with multiple examples of individuals leading drug free lives and who arc glad to be doing so the Heads of the nation s two largest teachers unions spoke out against a Csc s remarks the Reagan administration has a hell of a lot of nerve resting on a role Model argument Given the Iran scandal and other goings on in inc administration responded Albert Shankar president of the 635,000 member american federation of teachers. Shankar said Mcnese has basically destroyed a Cou ple of years Worth or efforts on drug education and prevention efforts Between teachers and schools by this kind of a  the aft while opposing mandatory random drug testing As a condition of employment does not oppose testing when there is a reasonable suspicion to believe that someone is using drugs. Mary fun Trcoli president of the 1,8 million member National education association said that knowing he at Torney general i m not surprised by his position. Bui she said she was a Little appalled Al the idea thai ail non tenured teachers should have to submit to drug testing if a school Board orders it. She said a desc had presented no evidence that drug abuse is widespread among teachers and added that his remarks inject a red herring into debate Over drug testing gun Craley. Me Csc s comments came in connection with a court Brief the Justice department filed two weeks ago sup porting a proposed teacher drug testing program on Long Island . There the Patchogue Medford school District notified All probationary teachers Eligi ble for tenure that they would be required to submit urine samples to their school nurses for drug testing. The teachers Union an aft affiliate won an injunction against the program and the appellate division of state supreme court in new York ruled last August that it was an invasion of privacy and thus unconstitutional to require teachers to undergo the tests without reasonable suspicion we they were drug users. The court also concluded that while drug use can have an Adverse Impact on a teacher s ability to safeguard and supervise students the governmental interest in prevent ing ibis is not As crucial As for police officers firefighters bus driven or train engineers. The Case is now before the new York state court of appeals. At a press conference in Mississippi before inc speech Meese said the Justice department s position was not an endorsement of widespread drug testing. The purpose is not to test for drugs. The purpose is to have a drug free faculty Mccase said. App Hota Nicholas Rayner chairman of so Teby s in Geneva Switzerland and a customer look through Catalon for the auction of the Duchess of Windsor s jewels april 1-3. Emerald pieces from Ibe collection Are on display in the Case. Duchess1 jewels draw crowds new York