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Originally Posted by Eugenia Gabrielov
My school also has rules on locker searches. The question is what is more illegal: bringing a gun to school, or getting a locker searched? You'd think it's common sense not to bring a gun, but some people won't realize that. The same may apply to drugs and other paraphanalia (spelling?).
As far as the AIM sniffer goes, you may want to check on your school policy, and the stuff you and your parents probably signed at the beginning of the year. Since I know you go to a school where you also live, it may be legal to monitor AIM. However, the way you describe it seems a bit extreme. If you signed it in the school policy, you're pretty much stuck.
I think the locker issue is acceptable as far as searching goes, but only with a warrant/permission. I feel it should be just like searching someone's house or car: you need a warrant to arrest or catch them on anything. I feel that random locker searches are inappropriate, because well, I just don't feel comfortable knowing that they had no reason to go but just want to get me or someone else for something.
And yes, I read my highschool handbook.  |
I know that schools in Fairfax County, VA have signs posted as you enter the parking lot that say that by driving on that property you are allowing school officials/police to search your vehicle for any or no reason. There is a thing about lockers in the Students Rights & Responsibilities (SR&R) book that they require everyone to sign. I never did sign it my junior or senior year...and somehow they didn't come looking for me to sign it like they do with most students. But I do agree that the locker belongs to the school and they are letting you borrow it, so they may search it if they want to.
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Originally Posted by Ogre
With the lockers, I don't see any problems. You are using their property. If you don't like it, you don't have to have a locker.
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However, I do hate these policies. I believe that everyone should have the rights preserved for them in the Constitution, whether they are a student or not. The incident that happened in GA last year or the year before was IMHO unnecessary and uncalled for. If you are unaware, police raided a high school before classes started with sniffer dogs. Some of the cops had weapons drawn too. They swept through the school, forcing students to get on the ground and against the walls. They used the dogs to sniff all the lockers and students and their backpacks and found absolutely nothing. I do not think that this incident was within reason on the part of school officials and the police involved.
Overall, I am a big advocate for personal rights that are given in the Constitution. I could ramble on about personal rights, but I will try to keep this thread on topic.