Can a school official search a student?

Schools and school employees are allowed to search students within reason, and conduct reasonable searches and seizures of school property and the personal property of juvenile and adult students. Student searches may be conducted on school grounds or at school activities, including off-campus field trips. read more

The court ruled that a school official may conduct a search of a student if there is a “reasonable suspicion” that a crime has been or is in the process of being committed, or that a school rule has been broken. read more