Search And Sezuries

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Hi, my teammates and I believe that going to a safe and drug free school is very important to gain a good education. A safe environment is somewhere that drugs, guns and violence don’t exist. But of course that environment can’t be gained unless certain precautions are taken, such as search and seizures. Search and seizures are used to insure that schools stay safe. Some might think that search and seizures are illegal but at the beginning of every school year students have to sign the Stafford County Code of Conduct. In it, It states that a student may be searched if there is reasonable suspicion. Reasonable suspicion is when an observation of specific and describable behavior leading someone to believe a student is engaging in or has engaged in prohibited conduct. The fourth amendment of the United States Constitution also backs the Code of Conduct. In it is says a student has the right to be free from any unreasonable searches. Thus any search conducted with reasonable suspicion is perfectly legal. To provide a desirable environment at school searches must be conducted. If school administrators cant search someone who is suspected of having a weapon, who knows what could happen. Searches are in the best interest of every student and teacher in school....