On a school campus, a student does not relinquish their constitutional rights but rather they are balanced with the rights of their classmates and teachers along with the school’s duty to provide a secure learning environment. However, nowhere in the fourth amendment or the constitution itself does it provide a differentiation between the rights of a minor and those of an adult so naturally one could infer that citizens under the age of 18 should be provided the same and equal protections as anyone over the age of 18, making this a very controversial subject . Despite this, the constitution has parameters in place that help distinguish the age of maturity for various situations such as legal voting and drinking age. Other amendments, depending on what they are and the circumstances of the event, are generally left up to the discretion of the judge and the
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In Zoe’s case, the incident took place on a public school campus and according to the ruling in New Jersey v TLO, schools have the legitimate right to privacy and to convict based on their findings in preservation of peace within the
In Zoe’s case, the incident took place on a public school campus and according to the ruling in New Jersey v TLO, schools have the legitimate right to privacy and to convict based on their findings in preservation of peace within the