For your next assignment, you will complete the case study number that addresses the issue of Rights of the Accused. This was an actual case that went all the way to the United States Supreme Court. How do you think the Supreme Court decided? Read all about below!!!! Then answer the question below in a few sentences.
You can use the information on lesson 2 to help you.
New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
Issue: Privacy Rights at School
Bottom Line: Your Belongings Can Be Searched, But Not Arbitrarily
Background
T.L.O. (Terry), a 14-year-old freshman named “Terry” at Piscataway High School in New Jersey, was caught smoking in a school bathroom by a teacher. The principal questioned her and asked to see her purse. Inside was a pack of cigarettes, and a illegal drugs. The police were called and “Terry” admitted selling drugs at school.
Her case went to trial and she was found guilty of possession of illegal drugs and placed on probation. Terry appealed (fought) her conviction (being guilty), claiming that the search of her purse violated her Fourth Amendment protection against “unreasonable searches and seizures” of property.
QUESTION
Based upon what you learned about the 4th amendment (search and seizure). Do you believe the school (principal) had the right to search the students property and bag? Explain why your thinking.
I think no because the drugs were the student’s property even that they were illegal it still was the student’s property
No, they broke the law because if the police have a warrant from the judge, they are allow to search your purse but they didn’t. So the police broke the law
I think this broke amendment 4 because if a police officer needs a warrant to search a house then the principle shouldn’t be able to search a bag.
yes becase she as the right becase she was harming other pepole. by tring to sell drugs to other pepole and your not suposto do that. and it was not eleagl
Subhy, I dont think the principle was allowed to search Terryś bag. I think this because in the 4th amendment they need a warrant given them by a judge. That is why I dont think the principle should have checked her bag.
I think the principal didn’t break the 4th amendment. I think this because she didn’t want anyone else to use drugs she had or for her to have illegal drugs in school. She looked in her purse because she didn’t want her to use more drugs or have anymore after she took the ones she saw. This is why the principal had the right to look throw Terry’s purse.
Yes i do because she would have sold more drugs to kids at her school.
yes because she didn’t need a warrant because she didn’t search her home, and the student was ilegaly selling drugs. and violating school rules by smoking
yes.because terry was only 14 and was doing illegal stuff that she shouldn’t have been doing in the first place and the teacher was older which allows them to look in her purse.
I think she did not have the right to search the students bag because she did not get a paper signed by a judge. But she was smoking so the princibal was being curios what else was in her bag like illigal drugs by ty.
Yes because she was caught smoking with ciggerates and drugs in her purse it is also against the rules and she was caught sneaking them
Yes, I think if somebody got caught smoking or doing something bad, they should be able to look.
I think the principal had the right to search terry’s purse because she was caught trying to hide her smoking and then the principal asked see terry’s purse and she let the principal then he/she found illegal drugs and smokes in it and then terry used her letting the principal see her purse against him/her in the court case. Terry said that it was unreasonable to search her purse because there was no reason but there was, even if terry didnt let the principal search her purse there was still a reason, she was caught smoking.
I believe that principal had the right because she had a good reason. I believe that if the principal thought that this student had illegal drugs it would be fair that she checked the students purse. I think it wouldn’t be fair if the principal had no reason and just randomly checked this student’s purse.
I do not think that the principal had the right to look through the girls bag even though the girl was breaking the law. The principal did not have a proven case by a judge.But, I do think that the principal was doing the right thing because she was only doing this for the Childs safety.
Faith Vavrence
I think the principal had the right to search Terry because the principal asked to see the girl’s purse she did not force Terry to let her see inside her purse and Terry could have said no.
I think the police were allowed to look through the girls purse because she was caught smoking which meant she was Violating school laws so that leads me to beleive police were allowed to do this.
No I do not think the principal had the right to search the student’s purse because he did not have a warrant given by a judge.
I believe that the principal had the right to search the student’s bag because she had probable cause. The probable cause was the illegal drugs and the cigarettes in her bag.
I think that the principal had the right to because the student was doing something that was against the schools regulations. For example, it wouldn’t matter if the student was innocent and was abiding by the schools rules without doing things like smoking. In other words, the principal was concerned because the student was doing crazy stuff like selling drugs to others and smoking in school without anyone else knowing.
No,because the 4th amendment says you need a warrant given by a judge and signed by a judge,so unless the principal had a warrant she had no right to do search the students bag.
no because what if she had privet info that her princeble shudent see
i think not because the school principal cant go to students property
I think the principal had the right to search Terry’s bags. Terry was caught smoking cigarettes in the bathroom which I believe gives the principal the right to search the bags. Terry is only 14 and it is illegal for her to have cigarettes. This gives the principal reasonable cause to search Terry’s bags.
I don’t think the principal the right to search the bag . Because it was terry’s property and that was a school principal . She also did not have a warrant given to her by a judge.
I think Terry is guilty because she had no right to harm other students with cigarette and illegal drugs. Aso, your not allowed to smoke or sell a illegal drugs on school property. I think the school principal had the right to look through her bag.
I do believe that the school (principle) had the right to search the students bags and property. This is because if the school (principle) didn’t search Terry’s bag and property Terry would have kept selling drugs and smoking. I think this because if Terry kept selling drugs and smoking in school she would have got other kids in her school sick. Also the people that she is selling the drugs to and the people she is smoking around would get in trouble too.
You need to have reason to search some one.I think they had a good reason to search her beacues its illegal to smoke in school.
I believe that the principal had the right to search Terry’s bag because in the fourth amendment it said that they were not allowed to search a bag if the person had a unreasonable explanation, but the principal had a good reason to check her bag and that reason is that a teacher saw Terry smoking in the school bathroom and told the principal. The principal was right, she found a pack of cigarettes and illegal drugs.
I think yes that the principal had the right to search Terry’s bag.I think this because the principal had reasonable cause to search her bag and because she was caught smoking the principal had suspected that terry had more cigarettes in her bag.And because it was on school property so the principal had the right.And because she’s protecting the school and the students.
Yes because, if she saw Terry with drugs on school property that´s illegal and she´s protecting Terry and the other students.
I dont think the principle could just go in her bag because its her property and its not hers so she cant just go in her bag unless you can be asked yes.