T. L. O V New Jersey Case Study
Adrian Solomon Social Studies 2015 T.L.O v New Jersey
The 4th amendment states that people have a right to have privacy. If a police officer or any law enforcement comes to your house without a warrant and seized something in your possession they broke a law. Something like this happened in 1984.
A teacher at a New Jersey high school discovered a 14-year-old freshman and her friend smoking cigarettes in school in violation of a school rule the teacher took them to the Principal's office where they had to meet with the Assistant Vice Principal. When when T.L.O was asked if she was smoking she denied that she had and claimed that she did not smoke at all ,the Assistant …show more content…
After this discovery he continued to search the purse thoroughly and found some marijuana, a pipe, plastic bags, money, an index card containing a list of students who owed TLO money, and two letters that signaled her in marijuana dealing. So everything being discovered now will be used against her in court. After the discovering of these items in TLO purse she was taken to the Juvenile Court and received delinquency charges which,in court TLO tried to say that her 4th Amendment was violated but the court said the search conducted by the Vice Principal was reasonable because TLO was a delinquent. On the contrary The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court came to the conclusion that there was a Fourth Amendment violation. The New Jersey Supreme Court said, holding that the search of the purse was unreasonable. She was sentenced to one year probation and brought up on charges by the local authorities. Though the Supreme Court did not say that the Fourth Amendment did not apply to students. The Fourth Amendment states that a search and seizure cannot be lawfully conducted without a warrant or probable cause. However, in a school setting, a search is considered to be reasonable and within the constraints of the Fourth Amendment if there is reasonable suspicion
The 4th amendment states that people have a right to have privacy. If a police officer or any law enforcement comes to your house without a warrant and seized something in your possession they broke a law. Something like this happened in 1984.
A teacher at a New Jersey high school discovered a 14-year-old freshman and her friend smoking cigarettes in school in violation of a school rule the teacher took them to the Principal's office where they had to meet with the Assistant Vice Principal. When when T.L.O was asked if she was smoking she denied that she had and claimed that she did not smoke at all ,the Assistant …show more content…
After this discovery he continued to search the purse thoroughly and found some marijuana, a pipe, plastic bags, money, an index card containing a list of students who owed TLO money, and two letters that signaled her in marijuana dealing. So everything being discovered now will be used against her in court. After the discovering of these items in TLO purse she was taken to the Juvenile Court and received delinquency charges which,in court TLO tried to say that her 4th Amendment was violated but the court said the search conducted by the Vice Principal was reasonable because TLO was a delinquent. On the contrary The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court came to the conclusion that there was a Fourth Amendment violation. The New Jersey Supreme Court said, holding that the search of the purse was unreasonable. She was sentenced to one year probation and brought up on charges by the local authorities. Though the Supreme Court did not say that the Fourth Amendment did not apply to students. The Fourth Amendment states that a search and seizure cannot be lawfully conducted without a warrant or probable cause. However, in a school setting, a search is considered to be reasonable and within the constraints of the Fourth Amendment if there is reasonable suspicion