Search and Seizure in the Schools

Autor/inn/en	Staros, Kari; Williams, Charles F.
Titel	Search and Seizure in the Schools
Quelle	In: Social Education, 71 (2007) 1, S.27-32 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Search and Seizure; Court Litigation; Constitutional Law; Privacy; Student Rights; School Safety; Social Studies; Class Activities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Polizeieinsatz; Rechtsstreit; Staatsrecht; Privatsphäre; Gemeinschaftskunde
Abstract	The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the people of the United States from unreasonable searches and seizures. On first reading, these protections seem clearly defined. The amendment was meant to protect Americans from the kinds of random searches and seizures that the colonists experienced under British colonial rule. Under British law, "writs of assistance" gave British soldiers broad discretion to search colonists' homes for evidence of crimes. Perhaps the first thing to note about the Fourth Amendment is that it is not concerned with every search and seizure. It only applies to "unreasonable" searches and seizures, and even then only restricts police or other governmental officials who are acting in their official capacities. In a school setting, teachers and school administrators may be governed by the Fourth Amendment, while a student's parents (or classmates) would not be. This article discusses the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and its applicability in schools. (Contains 2 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10