new jersey v. tlo
The vice-principal of a school searched a students bag and found evidence that she was dealing marijuana. The assistant vice principal Theodore Choplick asked the two girls if they were smoking in the restrooms. Fourth Amendment Landmark Cases Interactive Notebook Pages Vocabulary Words Interactive Notes Landmark Supreme Court Cases Was taken to the police station where she admitted to selling marijuana. . A New Jersey high school student was accused of violating school rules by smoking in the restroom leading an assistant principal to search her purse for cigarettes. Is important because it delineates a departure from standard Fourth Amendment search and seizure jurisprudence. The Supreme Court ultimately held that probable cause was not required in school searches finding that students were subject to a lower level of Fourth Amendment protection. In its decision in this case the New Jersey Supreme Court addressed three distinct questions...