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The Fourth Amendment and Searches in the Public Schools

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4503
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A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of New Jersey v. T.L.O. held that public school students are protected by the Fourth Amendment from school officials' unreasonable searches. The court also ruled that warrants or probable causes were not necessary to conduct a search. However, any search must be reasonable. Shepard examines factors courts feel are important in the application of the T.L.O. standard.
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