If I do not believe that a search of a student’s person or their locker, vehicle, or backpack is lawful then it is my duty to stand up for the student. As a teacher I have a responsibility to my students. I am responsible for their safety while they are in my classroom. If a student brings drugs into my classroom, and I have knowledge of it, it is my responsibility to report it to the Principal. I have the authority to search a student’s bag if I believe that contraband is contained inside.
Judge Powell also had a similar stance on the Court’s opinion saying, “when there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that search will turn up evidence that the student has violated or is violating either the law or the rules of the school, a search of the student’s person or belongings is justified.” Powell is saying that school officials are allowed to search students if they are under suspicion of violating school policy. In other words, a school principal has the right to search a student for the same reason a manager can search an employee. Since both managers and principals are responsible for the establishment they runt it is there duty to keep it safe. In the workplace when mangers suspect an employee of wrongdoing, and later on prove it, the employee would not necessarily face criminal proceedings but would ultimately be fired. Unlike in a school, where a student’s punishment would end up in the hands of the authorities and punishment by the school.
Should schools be allowed to drug test students? No it should not. Imagine yourself having to take a mandatory drug test just because the school suspects you might have done drugs. It would be a huge violation of your privacy. Random drug tests should not be allowed in schools because they are a violation of our privacy, it is against the fourth amendment, they do not deter use, and the drug tests are not always accurate.
I think it's wrong because random searches will just lead to profiling which isn’t right. Amendment 4 is supposed to protect us from unreasonable searches unless there is probable cause but once again doesn't random imply that there is no reason to suspect any thing. I don’t do drugs but I just don’t think its fair especially to the people that don’t do drugs and are subject to searches. Students are going to do what they want. A simple drug test
Should Teachers Carry Guns To School? Imagine the idea of being defenseless against an individual possessing the intention of wreaking mass destruction on the students and staff inside of a school. In 1999, Columbine High School, in Littleton Colorado, experienced a tragedy that holds historic importance to the concept of protecting those inside of a school in a worst case scenario. When thirteen students had their life taken away during a school shooting, the idea of allowing teachers to carry handguns during class received more attention than ever. The safety of the students at school may be at risk, such as the school shootings that occurred at Columbine High School.
Does individual freedom mean that students can bring whatever they want, including weapons, to school? Does safety of the school community mean that students must be searched or go through metal detectors every time they enter a school building? How do these questions apply to schools like Bishop Eustace where these extreme forms of violence If I could choose to either have more individual freedom and less safety or the individual freedom and safety that I presently have, I would want to continue living the way that I currently live. I do think that individual freedom in the United States means the freedom to pursuit and attain one’s individual potential and that the possession of firearms or weapons by a student in a school is in no way in keeping with that idea. Additionally, many students probably are incapable of properly using a gun and that makes it even more dangerous for them to have one.
There is a variety of things that can help stop a shooting in a school just by inputting some general guidelines and ideas. This paper will talk about the changes that I would make if I was in charge of stopping school shootings by juvenile’s as well as the using both trait and Choice theory followed by the public implications of my deterrence I would employ. “310 documented shootings have taken place on school property within the United States” (Duplechain) School shootings is a topic that should not be taken lightly. It is
Shootings in American Schools Introduction In April 1999, two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold attacked and killed 12 of their Columbine High school classmates. Since that eventful occasion that shocked the world, cases of school shootings have happened with higher regularity. Since 2000 for instance, there have been over 50 critical school shootings in the U. S as observed by (Hawdon, Oksanen, Rasanen & He, 2012). The office of the Governor (2007) noted that to put the problem of targeted school-based strikes into perspective, from 1993 to 1997, the possibilities that a child between the ages of 9-12 would be confronted or injured with a tool in class were 7 to 8 %.
Drug testing in school is actually illegal when read on the constitution. No person will be illegally searched and violated by anyone in a search. The school Administration profiles individuals and already ahead of time pick out who they are going to drug test. It is against personal privacy and why should any student be violated without the parent’s consent as well. The fact that the school think they have the right to violate the child's private life is funny.
By being forced to wear school uniforms, teens are unable to express their individuality and a students' right of self-expression is deprived. Uniforms will not stop the many cliques that schools, and society alone, have. People have cliques because they have the same interests as each other, they can relate with each other, and get along with one another, etc., not because they shop at the same stores and have a certain look. Individuality is what makes going to school interesting. There are other ways to be an individual and express yourself besides your clothing, but it does play a big role in showing others what you are like and finding out who you want to be.