The application of the Fourth Amendment to an in-school search of your child or their property differs from the more generally applicable criminal standard. The Court held that the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures is not limited solely to the actions of law enforcement personnel.WHAT THE COURTS SAID: In a juvenile court, T.L.O. argued that her Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures had been violated. The Fourth Amendment and Article 14 Do Not Apply in Private Schools. 1. The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. Give out the page with the text of the Fourth Amendment at the start of the class, and give out the other supplemental handouts as you go along. Ask students if the search warrant fulfills all necessary requirements as outlined in the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. Next, students break into four groups. Primary source documents included on this site generally come from the holdings of the National Archives and are in the public domain, except as noted. T.L.O, the key case in constitutional law establishing that students possess a limited Fourth Amendment right in schools.