vision2020
Re: People's Republic of Idaho?
Well certainly the laws that apply to searches of juveniles in schools
allow principals a great deal of latitude should they wish to search a
student. The court case was, I think I remember correctly, New Jersey v.
TLO and it was came out in the mid 80s. Even so, the issue is still an
important one for juveniles, too. I never did think the court case was
necessary to preserve the educational environment of a school. It allows
those in charge too much latitude, I believe.
Sue
----------
> From: Robert Hoffmann <escape@alt-escape.com>
> To: vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: Re: People's Republic of Idaho?
> Date: Sunday, November 22, 1998 1:08 PM
>
> >I did a Lexus-Nexus news search on the topic. Most of the stories
> >nationwide were about the use of drug dogs in high school parking lots.
> >At least one was called off after consititutional questions were raised
> >by locals.
>
> One thing that hasn't been brought up yet (although the above statement
> gives me cause to mention) is that the courts do not accord minors the
same
> rights as adults. For instance, corporal punishment is allowed in high
> schools, but, to my knowledge, is banned in universities. The right to
an
> attorney, a phone call upon arrest, etc., are not necessarily granted to
> juveniles. I wonder if search & seizure laws are any different for
> juveniles vs. adults.
>
> Of course, a school parking lot might contain cars from students under
18,
> as well as 18 & above. That throws in a nice wrinkle. I would presume,
> however, that the faculty parking lot would almost exclusively have
adults
> parking in it.
>
>
> Robert Hoffmann 115 N. Jackson St., Suite D
> Alt-Escape Adventures Moscow, ID 83843 USA
> http://www.alt-escape.com Phone: (208) 883-0642
> Fax: (208) 883-8545
Back to TOC