Six weeks before graduation, a local high school has a senior filed trip to a local amusement park. The seniors are to report to their homerooms at 8:45AM to get their bus assignments and this allowed them an hour later arrival than their typical school day for the field trip. As students are arriving at their homerooms and beginning to check in at their buses, your administrative assistant tells you that you have an important phone call that they perceive to be credible and it is pertaining to some of your seniors. The phone call is from a man in the neighborhood that the high school is adjacent to and he states that some of students from your school were illegally using drugs in a car prior to the 8:45 check-in time. During the conversation …show more content…
The student that the car is registered to is called to the office to speak with the Principal and the Dean of Students. The student reveals the names of the other students and claims that they are all involved. Those other students are then called down to speak with the Dean of Students about the incident and their knowledge of what took place. The administration including the school security and the Dean of Students search the car shown in the video to be involved. We have the right to search based upon the handbook statements: “The student by accepting a parking tag agrees to an automobile search by the Administrator provided the Administration has reasonable grounds for suspicion of the presence of illegal material such as, but not limited to weapons or drugs. The principal/administration or his/her designee has the right to protect the health, welfare and safety of school patrons against drugs” (PVI …show more content…
Based on the evidence seen and found as well as the nature of the incident, it would be decide to go with a School Council Executive Session. The families would then be informed that there will be a School Council session later in the week and they are reminded that the procedure for the session is outlined in the handbook. Parents are aware of the procedure for the School Council Executive Session based upon the listed steps found in the
No greater obligation is placed on school officials than to protect the children in their charge from foreseeable dangers, whether those dangers arise from the careless acts or intentional transgressions of others. Although the overarching mission of a board of education is to educate, its first imperative must be to do no harm to the children in its care. A board of education must take reasonable measures to assure that the teachers and administrators who stand as surrogate parents during the day are educating, not endangering, and protecting, not exploiting, vulnerable children (Frugis v. Bracigliano, 2003).
1. The womens car was parked nearby, and sheriffs deputies asked to see the owners drivers license.
The law differs from state to state as the 4th amendment has been modified to meet public school safety. Legislatures decided that there needs to be some modification of the level of suspicion of illegal activity needed to justify a search. They also decided that there's a need for a balanced between the students and the school setting. The 4th amendment has been modified from where you need probable cause and a warrant to...
Unethical behavior is a behavior which is not morally correct. When one is encouraged to embrace unethical behavior and actions, they are "trapped." They are psychological in nature, and such traps distort perceptions of what is wrong and what is right. One actually ends up believing that his or her unethical behavior is right and ethical. If one is not aware of their behavior it is hard for them to tell if their behavior is actually acceptable and ethical. Just like in the Stanford Prison Experiment, the volunteer guards adopted to their new roles. Within hours of beginning the prison experiment, some of the guards began to abuse their power and harass prisoners in that experiment. The volunteer guards behaved in a sadistic and brutal manner.
GRPS is a public school district, therefore considered a non-profit organization. The majority of the funds that enter the district are allocated by the local, state and federal funds. Essentially, the funds come from the amount of student’s school district serves. There is a set amount of money funded per student. This covers the immense costs of teacher salaries, administration salaries, custodial staff, transportation, facility use, technology, educational materials, etc.
In Vernonia v. Acton, the issue in question is the school’s ability to drug test student-athletes. In the mid 80’s, the Vernonia School District noticed an uptick in drug use, and more so from athletes. Furthermore, the football and wrestling coach cited several situations that he felt drug-use was causing the athletes to be unsafe. Thus, the school instituted a mandatory drug test for all student athletes prior to the season, and then weekly random drug testing. If a student-athlete failed a test, they would have the choice of joining a rehab program, or serving a suspension. Suspension of school was never an option, nor were the results reported to authorities. Results were reported to the superintendent, athletic director, and other personnel on a need to know basis.
Some may say that drug testing students is unconstitutional because it is an “invasion of privacy”. This, however, is not true. . . “In 1995, the United States Supreme Court ruled that drug testing for high school athletes was constitutional, and some districts expanded their policies to include middle schools.” I believe allowing schools to drug test athletes was a very positive thing. For many reason, but mainly because athletes who are on drugs have a higher risk of being injured. For example a kid who is on drugs and plays a sporting event has a greater risk of their heart stopping on the field or court. “Drug tests analyze bodily samples such as urine, blood, or hair to detect the presence of legal and illegal drugs.” The most common one is urine testing. I believe urine testing is the best way for high school students, because it does not take as long as some other tests and it is not as costly as other tests. This is especially important because obviously a school does not want to spend money on anything they do not have to. Our school does randomly drug test students every once in a while but only a few of the athletes are chosen to take the test so that really is not helping ...
School searches are used to keep drugs, weapons and alcohol out of school where they don’t belong. School searches can solve a drug problem in a school but it in effect the relationship between the teachers and students would dwindle. They could also make a nonexistent drug problem go up. in an article Kate Ehlenberger said "a teachers report of a student smoking in the bathroom justified a search of the students purse" (Ehlenberger 1). kids will find anywhere they can to light up even if its in school. Drug searches are a gray area in school districts because they don’t want parents knowing that there could be a potential drug problem at their kids' school. there is a strong debate on whether searches are justified or not.
Student searches are a violation of the fourth amendment. The fourth amendment clearly states that, “The right of the people to secure...against unreasonable searches and seizures”(Hart 610). This matters because you cannot rightfully search a student without a warrant or that goes against your amendments. If nothing is found in the locker searched upon, a costly lawsuit could unfold on the school.
The primary student in this critical incident scenario is fourteen years of age, is a
RP stated that when he enrolled his son, Jonathan Yomtubi (DOB: 04/16/13) at the school, he paid for the entire school year in advance (2016-2017) RP also stated that he has paid the registration fee for the following school year. At the time of enrollment, RP paid $300 which was dedicated to a gala event that was to take place at the end of the school year. On 4/25/17, RP's wife Vered approached Mr. Louie, the Rabbi, to inquire about the gala or receiving a refund. RP stated that Mr. Louie got very aggressive with his wife stating that she was disrespecting him. When Vered arrived home with the child, the administrator called RP informing them that their child was not welcomed back to the facility. RP stated that several families inquired
For example, if one was to misuse or vandalize a classroom desk (which is the school’s property), they will suffer consequence. “...the school environment requires an easing of the restriction to which searches by public authorities are normally subject. School officials, therefore, do not need probable cause or a warrant to search students,” as stated on asdc.org. In continuation, schools have legitimate reason to conduct a search, and can’t be denied this authority, as it is a part of their job to protect their students and faculty. In fact, many schools reserve the right to searching lockers before anyone can protest. “Students are responsible for the locker that was assigned to them, and can be held responsible for the contents of that locker,” as described on grantieschools.org. This right to search lockers helps to stop the flow of dangerous materials on the school
The increasing amount of public school students selling, using, or being offered illegal drugs on school property has not only parents greatly concerned but school administrators and educators as well. This matter has caught the attention of the United State Supreme Court, which held “deterring drug use by school children is an important-indeed, perhaps compelling interest of the government.” Although there is a common agreement for the need to provide a drug free learning environments for our students, there is much debate with regard to the procedures and measures to be taken before infringing on the students’ Fourth Amendment right. In efforts to safeguard our students, many states have implemented the use of strip searches. The idea of having young adolescents disrobing on school grounds shocks the conscience of many and acts as a red flag for the intrusion on students’ constitutional rights. In fact, a Federal District Court has characterized a strip search as “visual rape.” So, where do we draw the line between insuring the safety of our students and in the same turn not going as far as stripping them of their Fourth Amendment right?
The meeting began when the school board members entered the large group instruction room and took their seats at a panel table angled to the side of the audience. The school board consists of nine elected members from the community. The members are as follows: Paul Ridley (President), Pat Vigliotta (Vice President), Helen Cumminskey (Secretary), Carla Manion ( Asst. Secretary), Timothy Bean (Treasurer), David Feely (Board Member), Keith Hatch (Board Member), Shane Oschman (Board Member), and Joseph Troutman (Board Member). Three members of the board were missing; however because of where the seats were located I could not see who was missing. Also, the member did not introduce themselves and left before people could address them.
Argument; The principal at your school has instituted random locker and backpack/book bag searches to check for guns, knives, and other weapons. Anyone caught with these weapons will be immediately suspended. The Principal argues that the random searches will not only guard against illegal weapons at school but will also help students feel safer.