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ERIC Number: EJ519767
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-9500
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Student Searches: How Far Is Too Far?
Splitt, David A.
Executive Educator, v18 n8 p11,31 Mar 1996
A recent state appellate court decision, "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania versus Cass," suggests that careless or misguided handling of drug searches (especially random drug-sniffing searches) will not hold up in court. Unless advance warnings are provided, administrators should conduct only narrowly focused searches that satisfy probable-cause and reasonable-suspicion requirements. (MLH)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Fourth Amendment; New Jersey v TLO
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