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In most cases, courts have ruled that urine testing involves a search and seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. Nevertheless, courts have generally held that individualized reasonable suspicion rather than probable cause is necessary to conduct a search.
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 ...
26 In acknowledging the importance of the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule in deterring illegal search and seizures of juveniles, the courts have concluded that a child who encounters an officer on the street has a legitimate expectation of privacy in his person and property.
Yes, schools can drug test students. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that, under certain conditions, it's legal for public schools to conduct drug tests on their students. The court ruled that schools can conduct drug tests in the landmark case of Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995).
The Fourth Amendment does not allow public schools to conduct random drug testing across the entire student body.
Brendlin v. California | United States Courts.
Although students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate,” school administrators must have the ability to restrict speech that is harmful to other students, in this instance promoting illegal drug use. Frederick displayed his banner at a school event.
26 In acknowledging the importance of the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule in deterring illegal search and seizures of juveniles, the courts have concluded that a child who encounters an officer on the street has a legitimate expectation of privacy in his person and property.
It is waiver of a person's right to warrantless searches and/or seizures of the person and his or her belongings. Who does it apply to? Parolees, probationers, and pre-trial defendants whose offenses relate to theft, narcotics or involve weapons.
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 ...