15 | Searches and Cigarettes

09/04/2024 55 min Temporada 1 Episodio 15

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Episode Synopsis

When can school officials search students' belongings? In this episode, we branch out into the world of true crime! We go back to the early 80s to discuss the landmark Supreme Court case that defined the boundaries of privacy and authority in schools. We discuss New Jersey v. TLO, a delinquency case involving a search of a 14-year-old freshman's purse that continues to influence how we balance students’ rights with school authority. We also talk about a recent settlement in one of the cases challenging Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act, or as it's commonly known, "Don't Say Gay."

Keywords: Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure, Student Discipline, Cigarettes and Drugs, Educational Gag Orders, LGBTQ

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