Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Extra Credit blog
1.) In this case the judges and lawyers seem to be debating as to whether or not schools have the right to strip search students for any reason. They are also deciding whether or not if a strip search is a violation of the student's 4Th amendment right, which among other things prohibits unlawful/unreasonable searches and seizures. The student was an honour student and had no prior record. The only reason she was suspected was another student, who was apparently a trouble maker, accused her of giving drugs when she was the one caught with them. I feel that the school should not have the right to strip search a student, if they are suspected of carrying drugs. though it is important to keep drugs out of schools, if this type of behavior is allowed by school officials then i fear it may not be worth the trouble it will bring about, and that it may increase the possibility of students being abused.
2.) If I were a school administrator and had to have strip searches done in my school, then i would have a very strict policy. They could only be done if there was some actual evidence that a student was carrying harmful drugs on their person, not just an unfounded accusation. Also the parents would have to be contacted and their permission recieved. If their permission was not recieved when a student was suspected of having drugs then the parent would have to come pick up their child from school or do the search themselves.
3.) If a large quantity of drugs was found in Savana Redding's possession, then it would not change my opinion that strip searches should not be allowed in most cases. She had no prior record and was only suspected because a student who did use drugs accussed her when she herself had just been caught with drugs. In law today if the police illegally obtain evidence then it is suppossed to be throw out, meaning it is not allowed in court, I think the same idea/policy should be applied to school systems.
2.) If I were a school administrator and had to have strip searches done in my school, then i would have a very strict policy. They could only be done if there was some actual evidence that a student was carrying harmful drugs on their person, not just an unfounded accusation. Also the parents would have to be contacted and their permission recieved. If their permission was not recieved when a student was suspected of having drugs then the parent would have to come pick up their child from school or do the search themselves.
3.) If a large quantity of drugs was found in Savana Redding's possession, then it would not change my opinion that strip searches should not be allowed in most cases. She had no prior record and was only suspected because a student who did use drugs accussed her when she herself had just been caught with drugs. In law today if the police illegally obtain evidence then it is suppossed to be throw out, meaning it is not allowed in court, I think the same idea/policy should be applied to school systems.
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