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4th Amendment In Schools Cases In Ohio
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The Fourth Amendment applies to searches conducted by public school officials because “school officials act as representatives of the State, not merely as surrogates for the parents.” 350 However, “the school setting requires some easing of the restrictions to which searches by public authorities are ordinarily subject ...
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things ...
Although it is virtually undisputed that children have some Fourth Amendment rights independent of their parents, it is equally clear that youth generally receive less constitutional protection than adults.
In New Jersey v. T.L.O., the Supreme Court set the test to determine if a school official's search of a student is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. It creates a lower standard than the one required for law enforcement. First, the search must be justified at its inception.
Brendlin v. California. This Fourth Amendment activity is based on the landmark Supreme Court case Brendlin v. California, dealing with search and seizure during a traffic stop.
Decision: In 1985, the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 margin, ruled that New Jersey and the school had met a "reasonableness" standard for conducting such searches at school.
—In New Jersey v. T. L. O., 349 the Court set forth the principles governing searches by public school authorities.
The broad authority of school administrators over student behavior, school safety, and the learning environment requires that school officials have the power to stop a minor student in order to ask questions or conduct an investigation, even in the absence of reasonable suspicion, so long as such authority is not ...
While education may not be a "fundamental right" under the Constitution, the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment requires that when a state establishes a public school system (as in Texas), no child living in that state may be denied equal access to schooling.
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. In general, under the Fourth Amendment, a police officer must have probable cause and a search warrant to conduct a search.Moyer Judicial Center in Columbus, OH on Friday, May 5. Students will take on the role of appellate attorneys and argue both sides of an original case. The Fourth Amendment does not forbid all government searches and seizures, only unreasonable ones. Later known as the "stop and frisk" case, Terry v. CSU argued that students have different Fourth Amendment rights in a school setting given the unique custodial relationship that exists. The Fourth Amendment Protections Apply in Public Schools. The Fourth Amendment does not forbid all government searches and seizures, only unreasonable ones. Warrantless searches are generally not permitted in exclusively domestic security cases.