A Supreme Court Case Preview. Does the Fourth Amendment Belong in School?.

Repa, Barbara Kate; Daly, Joseph L.

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Publication Date: 1985

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A Supreme Court Case Preview. Does the Fourth Amendment Belong in School?

Repa, Barbara Kate; Daly, Joseph L.

Social Education, v49 n1 p76-78 Jan 1985

In New Jersey v. T.L.O., a case argued in 1984, the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether incriminating evidence found by a school assistant princial during the search of a student's purse can be used in a criminal trial. Issues, facts, background, and arguments of the case are provided. (RM)

Descriptors: Civics, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Instructional Materials, Legal Education, Resource Materials, Search and Seizure, Secondary Education, Student Rights, United States Government (Course)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Guides - Classroom - Learner

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Fourth Amendment

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