Debates over the scope of unreasonable searches and seizures sparked the American Revolution as we'll learn in a moment. Students in US public schools have the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches.This lesson explores the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures through the lens of "School Searches." The Fourth Amendment and Article 14 Do Not Apply in Private Schools. 1. Search of a student's person or possessions at school. In the same way, the Fourth Amendment guarantees that all Americans will be free from unreasonable searches or seizures. Until the Supreme Court decided New Jersey v. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. It requires a warrant, based on probable cause, for searches.