Administrators Should Be Allowed To Search Lockers
Have you ever had a teacher who is always oblivious and doesn't really pay attention to what students keep in their locker, even if it can cause a safety hazard? If you answered yes to this question, do you believe that a teacher or administrator should be allowed to search the locker of that student? Teachers and administrators should be allowed to search students’ lockers. Why they should be allowed to search the locker of a student is because of these three reasons: being able to search students’ lockers creates a safer learning environment for students and teachers alike, lockers are school property and don’t really belong to the student, and a student may also be hiding a weapon or drugs in their locker. Teachers and administrators should be allowed to search students’ lockers because being able to search lockers creates a safer learning environment. According to opinions on the website “Debate.org”, 51% of the people who voted believe that teachers and administrators should be allowed to search lockers. Although searching students’ lockers may be against the fourth amendment ( “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable
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searches and seizures”), they are allowed to search the locker if they have enough confirmation that there is something hidden in the locker that interferes with the environment. The fourth amendment doesn’t cover anything you don’t own (the locker), therefore searches are not forbidden. People also stated on the website “Debate.org”, that 100,000 students bring guns to school and 260 teachers are assaulted every day in America. From this I can say that going to school daily is not as safe as we think it is; even for teachers!
Lockers are school property and don’t really belong to the student and are actually allowed to be searched by teachers (especially if lockers are for textbooks and possessions that belong at school). Some might say that searching a locker obstructs their right of privacy, but why would you ever keep something that personal in your locker? Ask yourself this: Do you own the locker? Do you pay for the locker directly? Are you the only one with a key or the combination? If you answered yes for all those questions, then you have an expectation of privacy. (Debate.org) The last reason that a teacher or administrator should not be prohibited from locker searches is because some students like to keep drugs or weapons in it.
According to redalertpolitics.com, there is an average of 7 incidents in the United States from weapons that result in an automatic expulsion. Students also bring drugs to sell or to have for themselves to keep in their locker during the school day. Drug dogs are commonly used by police to search for drugs in schools, but what if the dog has a cold and can’t sniff anything out that day? These are real life issues that some people face and are quite alarming. There may be one solution, though, for sick drugs dogs; you can always check the video camera for any suspicion before you claim someone tolerated a school
rule. In conclusion, a locker ought to be searched no matter the situation for health and safety reasons. If you agree with my position, discuss it with friends or family during dinner and see if you can’t have them agree with you. Maybe one day you will make a “law” for schools that allows locker searches. That is why locker searches by teachers and administrators should not be strictly enforced.
searches and seizures”), they are allowed to search the locker if they have enough confirmation that there is something hidden in the locker that interferes with the environment. The fourth amendment doesn’t cover anything you don’t own (the locker), therefore searches are not forbidden. People also stated on the website “Debate.org”, that 100,000 students bring guns to school and 260 teachers are assaulted every day in America. From this I can say that going to school daily is not as safe as we think it is; even for teachers!
Lockers are school property and don’t really belong to the student and are actually allowed to be searched by teachers (especially if lockers are for textbooks and possessions that belong at school). Some might say that searching a locker obstructs their right of privacy, but why would you ever keep something that personal in your locker? Ask yourself this: Do you own the locker? Do you pay for the locker directly? Are you the only one with a key or the combination? If you answered yes for all those questions, then you have an expectation of privacy. (Debate.org) The last reason that a teacher or administrator should not be prohibited from locker searches is because some students like to keep drugs or weapons in it.
According to redalertpolitics.com, there is an average of 7 incidents in the United States from weapons that result in an automatic expulsion. Students also bring drugs to sell or to have for themselves to keep in their locker during the school day. Drug dogs are commonly used by police to search for drugs in schools, but what if the dog has a cold and can’t sniff anything out that day? These are real life issues that some people face and are quite alarming. There may be one solution, though, for sick drugs dogs; you can always check the video camera for any suspicion before you claim someone tolerated a school
rule. In conclusion, a locker ought to be searched no matter the situation for health and safety reasons. If you agree with my position, discuss it with friends or family during dinner and see if you can’t have them agree with you. Maybe one day you will make a “law” for schools that allows locker searches. That is why locker searches by teachers and administrators should not be strictly enforced.