Should Schools Have The Right To Search A Student Car
Should schools have the right to search a students car?
For most drivers cars are like a home away from home. Lots of things can be kept in their car from clothes, blankets, tools, even a mini fridge but what is the extent that they can keep with them while on school grounds? Can the have a survival kit? What about tools the use for work? This is the question that puzzles some people in high school. It seems that most schools take away all rights of students, and it doesn't seem right to have school administration rummaging through someone's car because of suspicion.
Schools do have the right to search a students car if they have probable cause that the student violated school rules but Students have rights to be protected from an “unreasonable search or seizure” if the student is under age then the school must obtain permission to search their car but if they are over 18 the school must have permission or a search warrant to search a students car. Most of the time thought schools do not ask permission, schools have overstepped boundaries and they seem to have limitless rights. …show more content…
Another issue with schools is there is no slack given to students, and example of this is when angry peers decide to call the police on a student saying that there is weapons in his car.
The school decides to search the car and find sa survival knife, (the kind that has fishing like, matches, and a compass in the handle) it's not the kind of knife that will commit a mass murder, but it's there so if he happened to break down in the woods he will be prepared. However the school sees that as a dangerous weapon and that kid is suspended or even expelled. That's not very ethical. Even tools could be seen as weapons, a claw hammer can do more damage than a survival knife. People in the school system have too much power and they put thing over their heads and it isn't
right.
It can be said that in some instances searching a can can be beneficial. If a student is found to have a gun or explosives that they planned on doing harm with then it's good to have found and eliminated a threat but those circumstances are few and far between. With media so big school shooting have been glorified and the schools take precautions to prevent these acts of terror but most of the time these rules are exploted to punish innocent kids.
In all it can be beneficial to have rules setup to prevent any dangerous seniors but most the time students rights are violated and punished for innocent actions. Schools have become too powerful and with power comes the responsibility of respect and restraint. Cars are a private place that should be protected from any school administrator that may abuse his power and treat students unfairly.
For most drivers cars are like a home away from home. Lots of things can be kept in their car from clothes, blankets, tools, even a mini fridge but what is the extent that they can keep with them while on school grounds? Can the have a survival kit? What about tools the use for work? This is the question that puzzles some people in high school. It seems that most schools take away all rights of students, and it doesn't seem right to have school administration rummaging through someone's car because of suspicion.
Schools do have the right to search a students car if they have probable cause that the student violated school rules but Students have rights to be protected from an “unreasonable search or seizure” if the student is under age then the school must obtain permission to search their car but if they are over 18 the school must have permission or a search warrant to search a students car. Most of the time thought schools do not ask permission, schools have overstepped boundaries and they seem to have limitless rights. …show more content…
Another issue with schools is there is no slack given to students, and example of this is when angry peers decide to call the police on a student saying that there is weapons in his car.
The school decides to search the car and find sa survival knife, (the kind that has fishing like, matches, and a compass in the handle) it's not the kind of knife that will commit a mass murder, but it's there so if he happened to break down in the woods he will be prepared. However the school sees that as a dangerous weapon and that kid is suspended or even expelled. That's not very ethical. Even tools could be seen as weapons, a claw hammer can do more damage than a survival knife. People in the school system have too much power and they put thing over their heads and it isn't
right.
It can be said that in some instances searching a can can be beneficial. If a student is found to have a gun or explosives that they planned on doing harm with then it's good to have found and eliminated a threat but those circumstances are few and far between. With media so big school shooting have been glorified and the schools take precautions to prevent these acts of terror but most of the time these rules are exploted to punish innocent kids.
In all it can be beneficial to have rules setup to prevent any dangerous seniors but most the time students rights are violated and punished for innocent actions. Schools have become too powerful and with power comes the responsibility of respect and restraint. Cars are a private place that should be protected from any school administrator that may abuse his power and treat students unfairly.