CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A representative from the American Civil Liberties Union asked Kanawha County Commissioners to carefully consider expanding their random drug testing policy Thursday night.
The county's current policy randomly drug tests employees of Metro 911 and the sheriff's department among others. The Commissioners voted unanimously to have their attorney look into expanding the policy to include more county employees. A representative with the ACLU told the commissioners that litigation could be costly and reminded them of the current lawsuit filed against Kanawha County Schools.
The Kanawha County Board of Education recently voted in favor of random drug testing. A local teacher's union has sued to stop it.
The Commissioners also unanimously voted to support the school board's random drug testing policy.