![]() ![]() To get a search warrant, police officers have to convince a judge that they have a good reason to search someone’s house or belongings. In the world outside of schools, searches of personal property typically cannot be conducted unless law enforcement has a search warrant. So if you have drugs, drug paraphernalia, or really anything embarrassing that you don’t want your school principal to see, like zit cream or condoms, do NOT keep it in your locker. This means that although you do have rights as a student, your school has the power to limit them. Students have privacy rights while in school, but these privacy rights are limited compared to the privacy rights people have outside of schools. Don’t bring it anywhere near your school! ![]() To be safe, don’t keep it in your backpack or car either. Lockers, on the other hand, are owned by the school, so the school can search those without having “reasonable suspicion.” So you better not have any contraband in your locker, like joints. Students have a privacy right in their personal belongings, such as backpacks, and school officials must have “reasonable suspicion” before searching a student’s items. ![]()
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