What happened in this case was that the school believed that drugs were being sold on school grounds. They believed this due to students telling them this and giving names. They searched what I believe to be is two girls. Savana however, is the main person. Her parents made a claim against the school district stating that her daughter’s fourth amendment right was violated. This is because the school made her do a strip search to see if drugs were hidden in places that they could not touch themselves, and also her belongings. The belongings were not the part in which her parents were mad about because her daughter gave consent. However, the strip search made the parents feel like their daughter’s fourth amendment was violated, and also made
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Redding taught me a lot about my profession. This case taught me about what a school district can and cannot due when looking for drugs in student’s belongings and on them. This case taught me that there is a limitation with children and young adults when conducting searches. This case allowed me to see mistakes in which schools have made and how not to make those mistakes again in today’s world. This is especially important due to the fact that drug rates in young children have grown over the years, and affects much younger children in today’s society. It is more than ever important to know how to handle a situation like this. I also feel like it teaches me what is morally the right thing to do when dealing with searches within the school walls. With education as a profession it is important to know how to advocate, and support our students. The case even taught me how to advocate for my students and how to protect them in situations like this. I need to know my students rights in order to protect them from injustice within the school walls. I also learned that the fourth amendment is applied within the school walls to a certain degree. This case has informed me on the importance of knowing what is allowed and is not allowed within the school walls. I also learned in a sad note from this case that sometimes something bad has to happen to set rules within school and other places. I am glad in ways that this case has been
Redding taught me a lot about my profession. This case taught me about what a school district can and cannot due when looking for drugs in student’s belongings and on them. This case taught me that there is a limitation with children and young adults when conducting searches. This case allowed me to see mistakes in which schools have made and how not to make those mistakes again in today’s world. This is especially important due to the fact that drug rates in young children have grown over the years, and affects much younger children in today’s society. It is more than ever important to know how to handle a situation like this. I also feel like it teaches me what is morally the right thing to do when dealing with searches within the school walls. With education as a profession it is important to know how to advocate, and support our students. The case even taught me how to advocate for my students and how to protect them in situations like this. I need to know my students rights in order to protect them from injustice within the school walls. I also learned that the fourth amendment is applied within the school walls to a certain degree. This case has informed me on the importance of knowing what is allowed and is not allowed within the school walls. I also learned in a sad note from this case that sometimes something bad has to happen to set rules within school and other places. I am glad in ways that this case has been