Weaffirm;Resolved:InUnitedStatespublicK12schools,theprobablecausestandard

oughttoapplytosearchesofstudents.
Weobserve:
TheprobablecausestandardisdefinedintheFourthAmendmentasthejustificationofsearch
orseizureanenforcementofficermustpresenttoamagistrateorotherwisecertifiedjudicial
authorityastosecureawarrant.
Contention1:ReasonableSuspicionisEasilyDictatedbyBias

Judgesaretrainedtobeimpartialinwarrantcases;Tummyv.Ohiosettheprecedent;
Animpartialpartydecidingthefateofanindividualfurtherincreasesthevalidityofthe
argumentforprobablecause;because,thefactofthematteris,teachersandschoolofficials
makeopinionsandhavebiasbasedontheirdaytodayinteractionswithstudents.Ateacheris
morelikelytosearchachilddemonstratingcharacteristicstypicalofthecrimebeinginvestigated
ratherthanonenot;asaretheymorelikelytolistenandthereforeactupontheirsuspicionsof
studentsnotdisplayingthesecharacteristics,usuallynoncaucasian,lowincomeindividuals.
ReasonableSuspiciondoeswork,afterall,ontheopinionsofanindividual.TheUniversityof
CaliforniaLosAngelesconductedastudywiththeresultsbeingasfollows;AfricanAmerican
studentsarethreetimesaslikelytobesuspendedasacaucasianstudentforoffenseshalfas
severe,andthatracialstereotypingexplainsatleastsomepartofracialdisproportionalityin
schooldiscipline.Theaforementionedstudyalsostatesacaucasianstudentismorelikelytobe
takenathis/herwordthanacoloredstudent.
Furthermore,citiestendtoinstitutereasonablesuspiciononlyinhighriskareas.Under
Adamsv.Williams,theSup.Ct.declaredthatreasonablesuspicionisdependentona

neighborhood.However,allormostschoolshavethereasonablesuspicionclauseintheir
bylaws,butnotallschoolsareinbadneighborhoods.Thisleadsbacktotheracetopic;coulda
schoolwithaprimarilyblackornonwhiteracebefacedwithmorereasonablesuspicion
searchesthanonewithaprimarilycaucasian,dependingontheneighborhoodandthelocale?
Institutingreasonablesuspicionthereforeconnotesschoolsashighriskareas,leadingtostudents
seeingschoolsasprisonsorasareaswherecrimesarecommittedandrequireprotectionagainst.
Already,duetothepresenceofSROs,schoolsseemedrestrained;addingreasonablesuspicion,
asaforestated,causesschoolstobecomeevenmorelikedisciplinaryinstitutions.
Contention2:Thereisnoextenttowhichateacherisrequiredtostopatunderreasonable
suspicion
Oftenmost,searchesmadeunderreasonablesuspicionresultindemeaningconsequences
tothesearchedindividual.Furthermore,reasonablesuspicionusedincorrectlycanresultina
multitudeofconsequences.OneofthelandmarkcasesinUShistoryinregardstoillegalsearch
andseizuretookplacein2009,SaffordUnifiedSchoolDistrictv.Redding,2009.Theaccused
partywastheschooldistrict,suedbyateenagerbythenameofSavanaRedding.Hergrounds
foralawsuitwereinregardstohersearch,whichincludedherundergarments.TheSupreme
CourtDecisionwasassuch;Therewerenoreasonstosuspectthedrugspresentedadanger
orwereconcealedinherunderwearthesearchdidviolatetheConstitution.Themannerof
searchthendemonstratesthepointinquestion;reasonablesuspicionhasthedangerofgoingtoo
farandviolatingtheprivacyandwellbeingofanindividual.Unjustifiedsearchesareaflagrant
ignoranceofprivacy,aswellasrightsputoutbythefourthamendment.44%ofstudents
surveyedbytheNationalCenteronAddictionandSubstanceAbusesaidtheyhavebeenin

contactwithsomeonewhodoesdrugsorbeenincontactwithdrugs,therefore,throughhearsaya
studentcanbesearched,evenifsaidhearsayisnotanupholdablestandardinacourtoflaw.
Institutingprobablecausesolvesanydebateastowhatextentaschoolcangoto
determinetheinnocenceofastudent.Sinceprobablecauserequiresawarrant,ajudgemustfirst
approveasearchpriortoitbeingconducted,Havingajudgedecideastowhetherachildshould
besearchedorquestionedremovesanymeasureofextremacy,thejudgewouldbethefinal
verdictastowhattheofficialsinquestionwerejustifiedtodo,andthestudentwouldbegiven
duerightsinregardstotheirprivacy,privacywhichwouldotherwisegounnobservedunder
groundsofreasonablesuspicion.
Thus,weaffirm.

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