As a precautionary system, many schools across the nation have been searching lockers to eliminate the school of weapons and drugs that the students had. The schools had probable cause, meaning that they did have some piece of evidence that says that particular person had illegal objects. This caused an outrage with students and parents alike, saying that this was an invasion of the student's privacy. This case was taken to the supreme court, who ruled that the schools did have the right to search.
My university does this at random times, but my high school did it twice every quarter, but at random days of that range. I sometimes pass by lockers and get some horrid stench coming from one of them, so I requested another locker search to the Dean, and of course, a person was caught, in the exact locker I took a wiff from.
I think that they have the right to search lockers. They do it at my school and the lockers are school property. Plus, no-one should be worried because you wouldn't hide anything in your locker that isn't supposed to be there, RIGHT?
Lockers belong to the schools not to the people who use them simple as that. In same schools the school itself actually gives you the lock on the locker. There is really no expectation of privacy when you are borrowing an establishments property.
If they [school] think that there is something dangerous or "bad" in the locker, then sure as hell go right ahead. They should have full controle and permission to saerch lockers.
But if they just want to do rutine check-ups then well there should be a consent or something along the lines of that. So you know no matter the parent's "harsh" words or the students veiws, they would have the permission.
I can tell you now, that if one student shot another, and it was found that he had a wepon in the locker, parents would blame the school for not haveing rutine checkups :P
I think they should at my school thsi one dufus knew they were going to search his locker so he takes sugar in a bag and wqraps it in a coat so they thinks it's drugs so he gets in trouble adn the police test it well that's thed only bad part i can think of about searching lockers. But we have had lots of kids with knives caught most tried to claim they were for self defense.
The schools have the right to search they're own property. Your locker is the school's property. Thats why when you vandalize a locker your vandalizing school property. Don't take anything to school you don't want searched, or taken away. I take my flash drive, but it's encrypted, and has a self destruct feature(literally) It's called an Iron Key. They are the best! Did I mention I'm a computer geek :S
And I bet somewhere in those forms you fill out when you sign up have something mentioning locker/person searching. you just don't see it because really who is going to read like 100 pages or law?
schools have the right to search,once you step on there campus *Swoop* there goes your privacy.when they told me that i was like "Gay,where am i gonna put my smuggled kittens now" but yeah..and also cameras,theyre allowed to watch those as well.
First of all, is this aimed at AG itself or the people of AG? At our school or lockers aren't actually lockers, they're cupboards with doors. It's all part of our trust thing.
First of all, is this aimed at AG itself or the people of AG? At our school or lockers aren't actually lockers, they're cupboards with doors. It's all part of our trust thing
its the people..
and i think they should have the right to serach lockers,but before that they should have to own our consent.
I think this is more of an issue in the USA than where I'm from... but the lockers are owned by the school, and students simply borrow them. This gives the school the right to inspect if they see such a thing fit.
On the other hand, if there are students who really want to practice illegal activities, they will find a way anyway.
