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Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1998
In DesRoches v Caprio, federal district court ruled in favor of Jim DesRoches who had decided not to consent to a search of his backpack for a pair of allegedly stolen sneakers. Judge Robert G. Doumar decided the need to find the stolen sneakers did not outweigh the students' privacy interest and offered guidelines about school searches for stolen…
Descriptors: Discipline, Due Process, Federal Courts, High Schools
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 2000
A federal district judge dismissed a suit brought by two students against a high-school principal who found marijuana in their hotel room on a senior class trip. Although the Fourth Amendment governs searches of students by school employees, employees need not have probable cause for a "reasonable" search. (MLH)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline, Drug Use, Field Trips
