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.