There are many rights that American students are free to enjoy. One of them being the fourth amendment. The fourth amendment guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. This right is commonly questioned by many. There are many instances that people have brought into courts as prestigious as the Supreme Court. Students should be able to enjoy the 4th amendment in school due to the need of a warrant, the need of a reasonable cause, and the rights to privacy.
The need of a warrant for searches and seizures has been protected for many years since the Bill of Rights has been drafted. The general meaning of this is "held to mean that generally a warrant must be judicially certified." This shows that the use of a warrant is needed for all searches and seizures of any kind. Not just for big searches of any kind. Basically, search and seizure are unreasonable and illegal itself without a warrant. " Under the Fourth Amendment, law enforcement officers must obtain written permission from a court of law before performing a search or seizure of property." The law clearly states that it is illegal to have any search or seizures of any kind without a warrant. Why would a school be
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This is called probable cause, the law states "probable cause is needed to believe the search will uncover criminal activities." The warrant is therefore supported by probable cause until law enforcement obtains enough evidence to arrest the person that broke the laws. This is a very important part of our legal system and democracy, it protects citizens and the law enforcement officers. Also, the law officers must ''have probable before they can make any arrest''. The importance of this is so everything can be constitutional. If there is no probable cause, there is no reason for searches of any