You have the right to be treated with respect and dignity during the search. The law on search and seizure for school officials has been evolving independently of the rules that govern the Fourth Amendment for police and other law-.This Fourth Amendment activity is based on the landmark Supreme Court case Brendlin v. California, dealing with search and seizure during a traffic stop. 1. Write out what happened. California search and seizure laws protect you from unreasonable police intrusion into your home, vehicles, person and other property. Home. Searches and seizures inside a home without a warrant are presumptively unreasonable. Q: Can a school district demand that an employee or student return a districtowned electronic device? U.S. Constitution protects the people of the United States from unreasonable searches and seizures. Students in US public schools have the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches.