At my school the staff uses random locker searches. These searches can be anytime, day or night since I live at a residential high school/vocational trade center. The staff looks for drugs and alcohol, which is understandable because Job Corps is a federally funded program. However, staff also looks for nail files, scissors, aspirins, and even “too many” snacks. Most students think that these not so random locker searches are an invasion of privacy and should not be done at all. It is true that Job Corps are funded by the Department of Labor and has been a good program for many years. It was started in the 1960’s during President Lyndon Johnson’s presidency to help undereducated young people between the ages of 16-24 to get a trade and a high …show more content…
Too many snacks is now. Staff “tear” up a room looking for cookies! A blog http://thedetroithub.com/2011/08/23/locker_searches) reports that if a locker is on school property then it can be searched. This just not right, in my opinion. It may be on school property but the property inside the locker does not belong to the school. Answers. Yahoo says that locker searches are fine if they do not “target types of kids”, like stoners or Goths. Job Corps has a “target” group of students. They are mostly drop-outs or underprivileged kids who do not have a support system to help them succeed. They already are programmed to fail and looking through their little belongings only makes them feel worthless. It is Job Corps mission to education and get students ready for the workplace. The staff at Job Corps Center should and most do, everything they can, to boost up the self-esteem of each and every student that enters the Job Corps Program. It takes time and effort to build self-esteem and a culture of successful people. Job Corps gives each student who enrolls in the program two years to get a high school diploma and an employable trade. It is sad to see good kids leave the program because of an item in a