4th Amendment In Schools Cases In Texas
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School officials may initiate a search in ance with law, including, for example, based on reasonable suspicion, voluntary consent, or pursuant to school policy providing for suspicion less security procedures, including the use of metal detectors. Searches should be reasonable at their inception and in scope.
First, your school must have a “reasonable suspicion” that searching you will turn up evidence that you violated a school rule or law. Second, the way your school does its search should be “reasonable” based on what is being searched for and your age.
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 ...
In New Jersey v. T.L.O., the Supreme Court set the test to determine if a school official's search of a student is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. It creates a lower standard than the one required for law enforcement. First, the search must be justified at its inception.
If there is reasonable suspicion to believe that searching a student's person, belongs, or vehicle will reveal evidence of a violation of the Student Code of Conduct, a school official may conduct a search in ance with law and school procedures.
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.
Reasonable suspicion does not allow an officer to search an entire car or a person. For a full search, or an arrest, probable cause is required. Probable Cause is a standard that is required for warrants, and is listed in the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
