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4th Amendment In Schools Cases In Middlesex
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T.L.O. and Vernonia v. Acton both revolve around Student privacy rights in public schools (option a). In New Jersey v. TLO, the US Supreme Court upheld school officials' right to search a student's purse without a warrant, setting a precedential limitation to students' Fourth Amendment rights in public schools.
Option: D) a school's disciplinary authority outweighs constitutional protections is correct because this is the similarity between Supreme Court decisions in New Jersey v. T. L. O. and Vernonia v.
Decision: In 1985, the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 margin, ruled that New Jersey and the school had met a "reasonableness" standard for conducting such searches at school.
A public school does not violate the Fourth Amendment when it chooses to randomly test children participating in its athletic programs for controlled substances.
The cases of New Jersey v. T.L.O and Vernonia School District v. Acton both involved the topic of "Search and seizure." The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures conducted by the government, including school officials.
In a juvenile court, T.L.O. argued that her Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures had been violated. The court sided with the school, and T.L.O. took her case to the New Jersey Supreme Court, which later found that the search was unreasonable and the evidence could not be used.
Students are required by law to attend school, and by statute, principals, teachers, and other school personnel may exercise the same degree of physical control over a pupil that a parent could, in order to maintain order, safety, and a learning environment.
Although it is virtually undisputed that children have some Fourth Amendment rights independent of their parents, it is equally clear that youth generally receive less constitutional protection than adults.
Although it is virtually undisputed that children have some Fourth Amendment rights independent of their parents, it is equally clear that youth generally receive less constitutional protection than adults.
Generally, a person has no reasonable expectation of privacy for property and personal effects they hold open to the public. The Fourth Amendment does not protect things that are visible or in "plain view" for a person of ordinary and unenhanced vision.
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The Court held that the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures is not limited solely to the actions of law enforcement personnel. A teacher found T.L.O. and another student smoking cigarettes in the girls' restroom in the school building in violation of school rules.The Fourth Amendment does not forbid all government searches and seizures, only unreasonable ones. The Fourth Amendment and Article 14 Do Not Apply in Private Schools. 1.