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C
ASE: 1
Constitutional Law
You Be the Judge!
You Be the Judge!
Case 1:
High School
Locker
Search
Fourth Amendment Protection
Against Unreasonable Searches
and Seizures
OBJECTIVE
To understand how the Fourth Amendment of
the United States Constitution protects against
warrantless searches and whether this protection
extends to a locker search of a high school
student.
TOPICS COVERED
Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution
Students' Reasonable Expectation of Privacy
Search Warrants Supported by Probable Cause
Balancing School Safety/Disciplinary Policies with
Students' Constitutional Rights
Commonwealth v. Snyder
For Evaluation Purposes Only