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QuizMultiple Choice

The Supreme Court and the Schools

Question 14 • RMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 2

Which was a finding by the Supreme Court in New Jersey v. T.L.O.?

Answer
A
The Fourth Amendment does not apply to students.
B
Students are protected from unreasonable searches.
C
A school’s search of a student’s purse is unreasonable.
D
Students are not required to follow the rules of the school.

Explanation

The Supreme Court ruled that students have Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches at school. School officials may search a student when they have reasonable grounds to suspect a rule or law has been broken, using a standard less strict than the one police generally need. So the Court did not say that all searches of a student’s purse are unreasonable; it recognized students’ protection from unreasonable searches.

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