All school policy that concerns searches of students must conform to the limits described in the Fourth Amendment as interpreted in T.L.O. and subsequent court. Rather, the SCOTUS order maintained the status quo for that student and that Virginia school while the case plays out in the lower courts.This lesson explores the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures through the lens of "School Searches." Students in US public schools have the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches. Students in US public schools have the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches. Expectation in the lockers. But cracks in the Fourth Amendment have weakened our personal security. Fourth Amendment does protect you in school, but at a much lower threshold than would be the case for adults in the "real world. It also prevents unlawfully seized items from being used as evidence against them in criminal cases.