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...wall in the President's study and once again saw what he calls "a glorious picture." The painting, by George Healy, depicts a meditative Lincoln meeting in 1865 on board the River Queen, anchored in the James River near Richmond, Va., with Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman and Admiral David Dixon Porter. The picture is named The Peacemakers, and the men are planning the end of the Civil War. In the small window behind Lincoln, the viewer can see a rainbow against a threatening...
...Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to decide whether schools may give random drug tests to nearly any student seeking to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities. The case calls into question a decision by the Tecumseh Board of Education in Pottawatomie County, Okla., to make compliance with random drug tests a prerequisite for participation in any after-school activity at Tecumseh High School, from the math team to the cheerleading squad...
...case, Earls v. Board of Education, represents the first federal challenge to a drug-testing requirement for students in academic courses. Many extracurricular activities at Tecumseh High School, such as the marching band, choir and academic team, form integral parts of the academic curriculum. A refusal to take the drug test thus means that the student is not able to obtain credit for the course and is excluded from other activities...
...student-athletes as a prerequisite for playing sports. However, it relied upon a number of factors specific to competitive sports, including the heightened risk for injury, as well as a finding that drugs were endemic in the school’s athletic program. No evidence has been presented that Tecumseh High School’s choir suffers from a significant drug problem, or that illegal drugs pose a heightened risk of injury to the singers. Although subsequent decisions by appeals courts have tried to expand this decision, the Court should uphold its previous standard and prevent the blanket...
...student-athletes as a prerequisite for playing sports. However, it relied upon a number of factors specific to competitive sports, including the heightened risk for injury, as well as a finding that drugs were endemic in the school’s athletic program. No evidence has been presented that Tecumseh High School’s choir suffers from a significant drug problem, or that illegal drugs pose a heightened risk of injury to the singers. Although subsequent decisions by appeals courts have tried to expand this decision, the Court should uphold its previous standard and prevent the blanket...