Rikkie Moua
Ms. Proaps
English 12
December 3, 2015
Random Searches in School
Have you ever been searched randomly at school by school officials? Well, my older sister has been searched randomly, and it was not a good experience. The school officials not only searched through her backpack and locker but also searched through her social media and cell phone without her permission. Therefore, random search and seizure at school violated the Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment. Bag searches are invasions of privacy, and they do not give the victim an opportunity to defend himself or herself against the charges. However, those who advocate for these searches, mistakenly argue that students rights at school are limited. This is only because…show more content… Reasonable searches are acts where police officers have the right to search another person’s belongings and may detain him or her if the officers believe the individual has been involved in any type of criminal act in the area (CPE sec 2). Reasonable searches are mostly searches under the suspicion of an act (CPE sec 2). Probable cause supports reasonable searches and charges. Probable searches are searches of evidence or observations of any type of evidence that the officer may see as facts leading toward any criminal act (United States Courts sec. 4).
Many school searches lack the requirements of enforcement laws. Enforcement law is an act in a organized manner to impose the law by discovering, preventing, and restoring, or punishing people who violate the rules. Having an organized search rather than a random search is always a better outcome because schools ignore the enforcement laws. However, the school officials tend to rush into the searches rather than having probable…show more content… Acton (1995), a school district had created a policy to allow random drug testing of student athletes. However, before all the searches had occurred, there had been a huge drug problem around the school district. Student athletes were involved in the drug use and deals. Therefore, the students were to required to take a urine drug test. One of the student’s mothers and the student himself refused the testing, which resulted in his suing the school for violating his rights. The U.S. District Court agreed with the school district that it did not violate the student’s rights because it had reasonable cause to do the drug testing because of to the high percentage of drug use around the school district. Students do have rights at schools, but they are limited and must be balanced to create a safe environment. Student’s have rights at school but those rights must be
