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Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
Reviews the status of Supreme Court deliberations in questions surrounding a New Jersey school's search of a student's purse. The state courts found the search unreasonable and reversed a lower court decision. (MD)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Search and Seizure
Justice, William Wayne – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Like other institutions, schools are occupied by people whose duties and liberties are in conflict. Understanding the Bill of Rights can help resolve school problems as well as major social problems outside the court system. Students should value the first eight constitutional amendments as not tied to majority rule and should study them…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Courts
