For the people that are innocent, they would not be pleased with being searched. But it is better being safe than in danger.

Lockers should absolutely get searched. It is not invasion of privacy because the lockers are the property of a public school. Therefore, the lockers belong to the school and students should be smart enough to only put books and deodorant in them. The consequences should be decided in accordance with what they are caught in possession of. Obviously, the consequences for a gun versus drugs ought to be different.

They aren't violating the 4th amendment. The courts made it legal for schools to search students. By searching students, that doesnt mean for just drugs. When students might present reasonable danger to the atmosphere of a school, schools have the right to search and make the environment safe for EVERYONE. Searching of your lockers is totally logical. It is property of a public, government funded school. School is meant to be a safe, educational environment. Not where you can store your pot and weapons. They obviously have to have reasonable suspicion for the search. Could be as simple as acting weird, glossy eyes, stuff like that. It isnt a violation of anyone's rights. They aren't doing it just to "kill your vibe".

It's about keeping everyone safe. That's the point of The Declaration, The Constitution, The Emancipation. To keep YOU safe.

It depends. It would be acceptable:

1) If parents all had to sign a waiver before enrollment agreeing to it.

2) If an immediate threat to life was perceived. (If gunshots were heard on school grounds and they thought the gun was hidden in a student's pants)

3) If there was probable cause to believe the student had stolen (such as if a teacher's personal cell phone was stolen and they had every reason to believe it was the last student alone with that teacher)

4) If the student were found unconscious and they were looking for urgent lifesaving information (like if there is evidence of a drug overdose, or signs of physical injury).

But you know when it should NOT be allowed. It should not be allowed for just any random school official to on their own initiative start searching individuals just because they think that's in their authority as an adult working for the school. No. School is not a frat with hazing. Adults don't automatically have the same rights as parents or police simply because they're the only adult in the room at that moment.

But I voted on this side because I think more than half the time if officials are searching a student it's because they think they have little other choice in the spur of the moment. To those of you students who simply say no, they should never have the right, just imagine if you were scared because something bad was going down in your school and the administration was essentially powerless to do anything because legally they had to be hands off at all times?

If there is a genuine suspicion that the student may have an item or substance that would bring danger to either themselves or others, then yes, the school officials should be allowed to search them. Students are in a public area run by the school, as such they are subject to the guidelines set forth.

Children do not have the same rights as adults in USA. Heck, even adults get searched & patted down whenever they try & get on a plane or go somewhere that might house a lot of people (like a stadium, etc.).

I personally don't have a problem with children being searched, scanned, or wanded for their own safety. I also don't have a problem with random locker searches by school officials or specific locker searches that the police want to conduct. It is a sad state of affairs that are schools aren't safe enough these days though.

If school officials didn't search students, the student in possession of anything illegal would be able to keep what they have and pose a threat to the education of their peers and their lives. And if they were thought to have an illegal item on them, by the time they actually got someone who has permission to search them, the student could've hid the item somewhere. I agree with searching as long as the school official has had a background check and no 'unique' activities (such as being too friendly toward a student).

Students would say it is their privacy to avoid being searched, but that is false. It is the school property and they are aloud to search students whenever they want. A reason is that students could be holding drugs at school. Or weapons, or other illegal substances. Searching students will prevent future addiction, gang violence, and improve the safety of the community and city other than the school.

If a student is suspected to have something dangerous, officials have the right to check them, and that is the way it should be.

If that student had drugs or weapons, then they should be allowed to search them. They wouldn't allow dangerous teenagers running wild and causing havoc here and there.Its just safe for other people.

Yes they should be patted down because if contreband or weapons are suspected they should be patted down. Pat downs should be done in a private area with 2 people of the same gender in the room and the pat down should be documented. As far as strip searches those should be done only by lar enforcerment.