reasonable under the circumstances of the case.
chusetts, was told by a faculty member that a student reported being
approached by Je rey Snyder to purchase marijuana for $25. e
reporting faculty member had worked at the school for approximately
15 years, had extensive contact with students, and many times had
provided reliable information to school administrators.
member repeated the information. e faculty member added that
the student had reported the attempted sale at about 10:30 am. e
student said that Je rey showed him a videocassette case that con-
tained three bags of marijuana and that he then put the videocassette
case in his book bag.
students. From a distance, Canning could not see Je rey's book bag.
Since he did not know if other students were involved, he did not want
to arouse suspicion by approaching Je rey in the student center. e
two administrators decided to wait until the beginning of the next
period (about 1:20 pm) when Je rey was scheduled to be in a class
and to search his locker for the book bag at that time. It is important
to note that the school's student code stated that each student had the
right not to have his/her locker subject to an "unreasonable" search.
school's main o ce. ey found the book bag, the videocassette case,
and three bags containing marijuana. ey took these items to Princi-
pal Day's o ce and concealed them behind her desk.