Question

1. When was the decision made in New Jersey v. T.L.O.?
2. What was the vote?
3. Do you agree with the Supreme Court's decision in this case? Why or why not?
4. How did the decision affect student rights in the United States?

Answer 1

1. Jan 15, 1985
2. In a juvenile court, T.L.O. argued that her Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures had been violated. ... The state of New Jersey appealed the decision to the United States Supreme Court.
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4. Many would argue that schools have grown more dangerous since this case was decided over two decades ago with many more students bringing guns and other weapons to school. On the other hand, the Supreme Court recognizes an individual’s right to privacy and that right exists in the schools and in the workplace.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. January 15, 1985.

2. The Supreme Court decided by a 6-3 vote to accept that students' searches were reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.

3. Yes, because it gave powers to the school to better safeguard the safety of students.

4. Students are held to a different standard when it comes to searches and seizures while they're at school.

Explanation:

New Jersey vs. T.L.O. was a case presented before the Supreme Court of the United States. The respondent, referred to as TLO, was a 14-year-old student at Piscawatay High School, in New Jersey. After a teacher found her and a classmate smoking in the bathrooms, she was taken before the Assistant Vice Principal. He demanded to see the purse of the student, and inside he found a pack of cigarrettes, a small amount of marijuana and assorted paraphernalia, as well as money and a list of students who owed money to TLO, implying that she was a drug dealer. The school expelled her and she was fined 1,000 dollars.

TLO brought her case before the Supreme Court on March 28, 1984. She argued that the search and seizure of her purse was illegal under the Fourth Amendment, which protects the people in their persons and possessions from unwarranted searches. On January 15, 1985, the Supreme Court ruled out by a 6-3 vote that the expection of privacy by students must be balanced with the need to maintain order by the school, and that searches were legal as long as there was reasonable suspicion that something might be endangering the safety of the student body, or that a crime is or will be commmitted.