Facts of the Case
The location where this case took place is only 20 minutes away from Manville High School!
Where is Piscataway High School?
This Amendment is used to protect people from unreasonable search and seizure
What is the Fourth Amendment?
The courts argued that schools were these, and not parents
What are State employees?
It was deemed that teachers can act as these guardians in schools
What are parents?
This individual found and questioned TLO and her companion
Who is the Vice Principal?
The people have a right to be this in their persons, houses, papers, and effects
What is secure?
They argued that teachers and school employees must protect these characteristics of students in schools
What are student rights?
A parent does not need this to search a student
What is a search warrant?
The Vice Principal found these items in her bag (name at least three for points)
What are cigarettes, drugs, money, plastic bags, rolling papers, a pipe, and letters
The Fourth Amendment does not apply in this place
They claimed that since this item was not present at the time of the search, the search was deemed unreasonable
What is a warrant?
School officials should have this to ensure security for all students
What are broad powers?
TLO was carrying this when she was found in the school bathroom
What is a purse?
Schools need this component of the Fourth Amendment to search a student
The evidence was in her purse, unable for anyone to see (hint: it was not in ______)
What is plain view?
This gave the principal reasonable cause to search TLO
What was her behavior?
TLO confessed to the possession of drugs and was charged with this crime
What are delinquency charges?
High School students are only this much protected from searches and seizures
What is partially protected?
This rule of the Fourth Amendment makes the evidence unusable against the defendant
What is the exclusionary rule of the Fourth Amendment?
This rule did not apply to TLO as ruled by the judge
What is the Exclusionary rule?