The fourth amendment to the United States constitution guarantees that there will be no unlawful searches or seizures. However, under Supreme Court ruling, this amendment is not applied in school. In other words, government officials are lawfully allowed to search you and your belongings without a warrant of any kind. The reasoning to this is because there is a heightened need to keep areas of learning and teaching safe. Recently courts have expanded the Supreme Court’s ruling to lawfully allow school officials to conduct these searches. Both schools and school officials must fight to find a perfect balance between student privacy and student safety. Probable cause is exercised regularly when issuing warrants in the criminal justice system. Under the 4th amendment we are protected to an unlawful or without reason search or seizure. If you take away the 4th amendment corrupt
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The New Jersey vs. TLO is the court case that changed it all. A student in New Jersey was sent to the principal’s office when a teacher caught her smoking in the girl’s bathroom. The student denied the action and in return the principle searched her bag. He found a pack of cigarettes, a small bag of marijuana, and a list that was title “People who owe me”. After seeing this, the principle immediately called the police. The student was then charged with drug possession and intent on distribution. The story is not over yet. The student then took her case to court. After a long trial it eventually made its way up the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that the child was a delinquent and the search did not violate her rights as she was under reduced expectations of privacy in school. This is the court case that changed it all. Ever since then student have no right the 4th amendment on school property. This could be the start to a repeal of all our rights in schools and it should not be
The New Jersey vs. TLO is the court case that changed it all. A student in New Jersey was sent to the principal’s office when a teacher caught her smoking in the girl’s bathroom. The student denied the action and in return the principle searched her bag. He found a pack of cigarettes, a small bag of marijuana, and a list that was title “People who owe me”. After seeing this, the principle immediately called the police. The student was then charged with drug possession and intent on distribution. The story is not over yet. The student then took her case to court. After a long trial it eventually made its way up the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that the child was a delinquent and the search did not violate her rights as she was under reduced expectations of privacy in school. This is the court case that changed it all. Ever since then student have no right the 4th amendment on school property. This could be the start to a repeal of all our rights in schools and it should not be