Education and the Law: Conducting Searches of Students and Their Property.

Yell, Mitchell L.

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ERIC Number: EJ571924

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Education and the Law: Conducting Searches of Students and Their Property.

Yell, Mitchell L.

Preventing School Failure, v42 n4 p186-87 Sum 1998

Reviews Supreme Court case, New Jersey v. T.L.O., that established the right of school officials to conduct searches of students when the purpose is to maintain discipline, order, and safety in the educational setting. The need to have reasonable grounds for suspicion before conducting the search is emphasized. (CR)

Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, School Safety, Search and Seizure, Student Rights, Student School Relationship

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: New Jersey v TLO

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