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Blog #12 - 5.04.09 Monday
Extra Credit Blog
1. The judges and lawyers seem to be debating whether school officials should balance the need for keeping his young charges safe from drugs while respecting the constitutional protections even middle school students should receive. They are debating if they should strip search the students, which violates the fourth amendment of unreasonable searches and seizures or otherwise, not. The officials seem to believe that the safety of the children and students is more important than some violation to the constitution.
2. The strict criteria would be "reasonable evidence and proof" to strip search the student. The criteria would start with a number of questions concerning the "hidden drug" that the student is holding on to. If the questions are too much for the child, the student will budge and tell the truth. Questions would also be placed upon the student's friends and peers. If none of the students or peers budge, the question session ends. If the question session passes, the next step would be checking his or her belongings and the student's locker. If nothing is found there and there is still evidence and reasonable proof that the student has it on him or her. Then, the next step would be the strip search.
3. My suggestion would be that the strip search would continue on and when the student hits age 18, a legal age, the student can object or continue through with the strip search. Under that age, the student is still an immature child capable of lying and hiding illegal belongings in danger. Therefore, I believe that the strip search is necessary for all students under 18.
1. The judges and lawyers seem to be debating whether school officials should balance the need for keeping his young charges safe from drugs while respecting the constitutional protections even middle school students should receive. They are debating if they should strip search the students, which violates the fourth amendment of unreasonable searches and seizures or otherwise, not. The officials seem to believe that the safety of the children and students is more important than some violation to the constitution.
2. The strict criteria would be "reasonable evidence and proof" to strip search the student. The criteria would start with a number of questions concerning the "hidden drug" that the student is holding on to. If the questions are too much for the child, the student will budge and tell the truth. Questions would also be placed upon the student's friends and peers. If none of the students or peers budge, the question session ends. If the question session passes, the next step would be checking his or her belongings and the student's locker. If nothing is found there and there is still evidence and reasonable proof that the student has it on him or her. Then, the next step would be the strip search.
3. My suggestion would be that the strip search would continue on and when the student hits age 18, a legal age, the student can object or continue through with the strip search. Under that age, the student is still an immature child capable of lying and hiding illegal belongings in danger. Therefore, I believe that the strip search is necessary for all students under 18.
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