Premiere Date: July 1, 2003
Synopsis
Meet Larry Tannahill. Out of 2,000 residents in the West Texas town of Lockney, he's the only one against the school board's new mandatory drug testing policy. Larry, a third-generation farmer, believes the testing is a violation of his son's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches. He sues to overturn the policy, forming an unlikely alliance with the American Civil Liberties Union. In the battle over rights, Larry makes headlines around the country, loses his job and his family receives threats. Mark Birnbaum and Jim Schermbeck’s Larry v. Lockney dramatically reveals the price of democracy in a small Texas town, when one man stands against the majority. An Independent Television Service (ITVS) co-presentation. Produced in Association with KERA.
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Larry VS Lockney is a touching and necessary film for everybody who thinks the war on drugs is benign. This film shows first hand the dangers of a blanket policy which intrudes on the rights of people from personal intrusion.
This story chronicles a courageous man and his family throughout their fight against mandatory drug testing for school students in the rural community of Lockney, pitting them against the people they live and work around every day.
I applaud the Tannahill family and the filmmakers who brought this story to light.
by Cat
June 26, 2009, 6:39 PM