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The case of Safford Unified School District v. Redding regards a 13 year old student, Savana Redding, who was accused by others of alleged drug dealing (prescription strength ibuprofen & over the counter naproxen) in school. After Redding was confronted by principal, Kerry Wilson, she denied any wrong doing and agreed to let Wilson and school administrator, Helen Romero, search her bag and outer clothing where nothing was found. Nevertheless, Redding was instructed by Wilson to the nurse’s office

Bill of Rights Essay “ The government is morally obligated to serve people and protect their rights such as life, liberty, and property. “ The Constitution had no effect against the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution was created to make a stronger central government to protect the rights of its people. The social contract protects the natural rights, while the Constitution protects every other rights, like adding an extra layer of protection. The writers intention of the Bill of Rights

Although searches may be executed for the right cause, they may not be constitutional. The first ten amendments made to the Constitution were the Bill of Rights. These amendments were added so that all the states could ratify the Constitution and so citizens would have protections from the government. Of these ten amendments, was the Fourth Amendment. This amendment called for the protection of a person’s rights regarding security of themselves and their property. In court cases, courts are able

The founding fathers created the Constitution but it lacked security, Anti Federalist argued that their rights were necessary to protect their individual's liberty. James Madison created amendments that would place limits on government power including the bill of rights, which are the first Ten Amendments.       The Bill of Rights guarantee protections and freedom of United States citizens. For example the Second Amendment states that a well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of

I would conclude that JD would win on appeal. There are several issues that are not answered fully in the scenario that could have affected the outcome of the appeal and the bearing on the Fourth Amendment violation. Why was her class subjected to the search? Were other classes also searched? Was there reasonable suspicion that someone had something in their possession? Why were all the students searched? Did this cause an undue disruption to the education of the students? Do students have an expected

search a student’s property. Officers are also protected under the Fourth Amendment when using a trained drug dog to investigate for evidence outside a person’s home. The following landmark cases had an impact on law enforcement. Case 1: New Jersey v. T.L.O. 469 U.S. 325 (1985) Facts: At a New Jersey High School, a fourteen year old girl and her companions was caught in the bathroom smoking cigarettes by a teacher. The girls were taking to the Principal’s office. In response to the Vice Principal’s

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District John and Mary Beth Tinker and their friend Chris Eckhardt wore black armbands to school in Des Moines, Iowa, to protest the war in Vietnam. The student refused to take off armbands and then were suspended. Parent sued the school and said it was a violation of their First Amendment. On the ruling the Supreme Court sided with the students said As long as an act of expression doesn't disrupt class work or school activities or invade the rights of others

Ninth Circuit affirmed. A closely divided Circuit sitting en banc, however, reversed. The ninth circuit held that the strip search was unjustified under the Fourth Amendment test for searches of children by school officials set out in New Jersey v. T.L.O. Facts: Savana was in math class at Safford middle school when the assistant principal, Kerry Wilson, came into the room and asked Savana to go to his office. He then

Lets all get together and stop the schools from searching us for no reason, now who’s with me?. Why are schools searching us for no reason? They should not have the right to search us unless they have a legit reason. Schools should not have the right to search students lockers in school. This is one reason why they should stop the schools from searching us. The reason is probable cause. See we should stop them because the schools search the lockers and most of the time they lack a probable cause

August 4, 2015 Instructor: Dr. Zach Lynn Drugs Amongst Teens Three decades from now, T.L.O., a student at a New Jersey High School was caught smoking in a school restroom, and was brought to the assistant principal’s office. The 14-years-old teenager denied smoking, so the assistant principal persisted in searching her purse and found cigarettes, and rolling paper which is associated with marijuana (T.L.O. vs. New Jersey). Nothing has changed since then. If you look a little closer, you can see