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ERIC Number: EJ638995
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
The Right to Search Students.
Ehlenberger, Kate R.
Educational Leadership, v59 n4 p31-35 Dec 2001-Jan 2002
Describes legal standard of reasonable suspicion for school officials to conduct student searches in public schools and court cases interpreting that standard. Discusses probable-cause standard for student searches by law-enforcement officials, voluntary student searches, and individual versus random searches. Recommends two practices to reduce likelihood of legal action: debriefing and policy. (Contains 20 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Administrators, Board of Education Policy, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, School Safety, Search and Seizure, State Courts, Student Rights
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Fourth Amendment; Supreme Court