The Fourth Amendment and the Public Schools: Reasonable Suspicion in the 1990s.

McKinney, Joseph R.

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ERIC Number: EJ492868

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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The Fourth Amendment and the Public Schools: Reasonable Suspicion in the 1990s.

McKinney, Joseph R.

West's Education Law Quarterly, v3 n4 p591-99 Oct 1994

Examines state and federal court decisions from 1985 to 1993 involving students' claims that their constitutional rights were violated by school officials who conducted searches without reasonable suspicion. Discusses what constitutes reasonable suspicion, information provided by student informants, and outcomes of the cases. (MLF)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Privacy, Public Schools, School Law, School Security, Search and Seizure, Student Rights, Student School Relationship

Publication Type: Reports - Research; 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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