The Fourth Amendment always applies to schools and students. The Fourth Amendment does not forbid all government searches and seizures, only unreasonable ones.If you are a public school student in Pennsylvania, you have rights. This booklet tells you about those rights, when you can use them, and when school. The Supreme Court usually considers Fourth Amendment cases starting with a basic question, "Was there a search or a seizure? The Fourth Amendment and Article 14 Do Not Apply in Private Schools. 1. Only five cases have been decided that involve cell phones in public educa- tion. Was the search of the cell phone case lawful? 2 A student was caught smoking in the bathroom in violation of school policy. That doctrine holds that the vast majority of private land in the United States receives zero Fourth Amendment protection—and thus government officials can…