Search Or Seizure In Schools

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Honourable Stephen Harper, 1600 90th Avenue Southwest, suite A-203 Calgary, Alberta T2V 5A8 My name is ______, I am writing this letter to address the issue of unreasonable search and seizure and random locker searches in Canadian schools. This issue violates section eight in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure. This right does include students. There are a number of worthy reasons that these unreasonable searches should be halted in Canada. Firstly, it violates the privacy of the student. Secondly, it violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Lastly, unwarranted searches like these break the valuable bond between student and searcher. There are locations in Canada that allow search and seizure, but this is not the correct thing to do. Only for certain reasons can the teachers search a student. I believe that all over Canada schools should follow these guidelines. The first point I will talk about is the violation of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Section eight in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that everyone has the right to be secured against unreasonable search or seizure. This section proves that what is happening in schools all over the country is wrong, and it abuses the student’s rights. Every person in Canada is protected by the charter, which means that even if someone is not a Canadian citizen and even if they are subordinate to the person initiating the search, they have the right to remain secure. There is absolutely no reason that teachers and principals should have the right to conduct search and seizure as well as locker searches amongst their students, even if the student seems suspicious. For teachers to carry out these searches is against the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and it violates the student’s privacy. This is

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