A vote to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri could raise questions for teachers and school districts in Kansas. Mark Ferguson is an attorney for the Kansas Department of Education. He says Kansas schools will have to consider whether using marijuana legally in Missouri would violate drug-free workplace policies in Kansas. He says it will be a question for employers and districts and ultimately licensure.
Teachers can be suspended or fired if they test positive for marijuana, even in states where it is legal, because public schools risk losing Federal Funding if they do not comply with the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act.
