School Violence, School Reform, and the Fourth Amendment in Public Schools.

Stefkovich, Jacqueline A.; Guba, Gloria J.

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ERIC Number: EJ570115

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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School Violence, School Reform, and the Fourth Amendment in Public Schools.

Stefkovich, Jacqueline A.; Guba, Gloria J.

International Journal of Educational Reform, v7 n3 p217-25 Jul 1998

Discusses administrator responsibility and student rights under the Fourth Amendment. Reviews search and seizure case law in school settings, highlighting "New Jersey v. TLO,""Vernonia v. Acton," and other landmark decisions. Some experts advocate a moral or cultural ethos fostering a sense of family and community, character and pride, symbol and ritual. (46 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Court Litigation, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Moral Values, Public Schools, School Culture, School Law, Search and Seizure, Student Rights, Violence

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

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Language: English

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

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