Mass and Intrusive Searches of Students in Public Schools: A Legal Perspective and a Call for Critical Analyses.

Stefkovich, Jacqueline A.

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ERIC Number: EJ527572

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Publication Date: 1996

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Mass and Intrusive Searches of Students in Public Schools: A Legal Perspective and a Call for Critical Analyses.

Stefkovich, Jacqueline A.

Journal for a Just and Caring Education, v2 n3 p229-41 Jul 1996

In recent years, public school students have been searched with metal detectors and occasionally sniffed by dogs or strip searched. Their lockers and bookbags have been searched, and their urine has been tested for drugs--all in the name of school safety. This article explores the legal ramifications of such searches and calls for a critical analysis of these practices. (44 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Drug Use Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Problems, Privacy, School Policy, School Safety, Search and Seizure, Student Rights

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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

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