Students' Rights and Teachers' Responsibilities

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Rights and Responsibilities The Rights of students and the Responsibilities of Teachers don’t always coincide with each other. However, as educators we must always keep the students’ welfare and education in mind with whatever decisions we make. The topic of random student locker searches without permission is a very debatable issue; I for one think it’s perfectly fine and absolutely necessary. There are certain things that school officials and educators should do in order to make sure the students are focusing on the academics and not things that will harm them or other people. As an educator I need to make sure that students don’t have drugs, weapons or anything else that can harm them, or other people, as well as interfere with their learning and education. Drugs can alter their learning ability, they can make them act out irrationally and in turn they could cause harm to someone else, including myself. Weapons of course are always an issue not matter where you are but in a school environment anyone can have access to an individuals’ locker and that can lead to some very serious situations and consequences. So as an educator it is my responsibility to make sure that these types of things do not end up on school grounds and if I have any suspicion about anything inappropriate being in a students’ locker then I know to contact the proper administration. Students of course have their own rights and while I know that it isn’t right to randomly search their private things, it’s for their own good. Students who are caught under the influence or with the drugs or weapons on their person can receive extreme consequences. So random locker searches are in the best interest of everyone on campus and I think one of the best ways to avoid violating their rights is to have them present while the search is conducted. It will wise that have them
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