Back Pack Checks!?!

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What is with this? They are saying they are going to do random backpack checks for guns, knive, ect.(at least in Louisiana) This has become a mess. Mabey I should give them something to actually check for:lucifer. I find this almost unconstitutional. Taking our privacy and other basic rights.
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If you're talking about high school, I'll quote a teacher (or paraphrase...)

You are on public property that says "no guns", and you have been "given" to the State by your parents for 8 hours of supervision. While on school grounds, the constitution does not apply to you. You cannot wear certain clothes or show certain things. You cannot carry weapons. We may randomly search your lockers, backpacks, or person without probable cause or warrants.


That's the end-all, be-all of what schools have done since the 1950s. It's true that truant officers have been around forever, making sure you attend school, but student rights have been systematically removed since the 1950s. You've never been allowed to bring weapons to school, but, then again, certain students haven't felt the need to until recently.
 

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Do I think it is right, hell no. My privacy is my own. If you want to take care of school shootings take care of the bully.

Is it legal, unfortunatlly it is. As bam said, but I still think it is a trully sick thing.
 

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i dont carry a backpack. i dont carry anything except a book or two if i absolutely have to.
i guess it can be useful, but its insane to check every person..... and how often is someone going to have a knife or gun? and what are the chances of you picking that person? i gueass on a rare occasion it could help
 

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Actually, I carry a knife with me all the time, sorta a saftey issue, however, the cop will never find it.

Heres the thing though. People think theres all these flaws in the student codes of conduct, but if you look closer, you'll find there are none.

It says in mine something about "You can not be suspended / expelled / reassigned for bring a knife with a 4" or less blade, as long as you keep it concealed" -- Heres the catch. Does it say you can't get arrested/put in juvi for bringing a weapon to school? Don't think so :)

Another one - Students caught with Tobacco are fined 500$ and suspended for at least 3 days, from the school. Doesn't say anything about arrests and other mumbo jumbo about being underage and smoking in a non-designated smoking zone
 

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You do realize that any evidence "siezed" on school grounds can be used if charges are pressed against you by the PTA, school, police, DA, or someone else who can -- another student, for example.
 

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Me? yeah, but no one ever checks on the ass belt loop behind the belt for knifes
 

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one of my friends carries a taser to school, he keeps it in his pocket. He hasn't been caught, but if he were searched I would only hope he did. If not I would lose quite a bit of the very little respect I have for our school police force.
 

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1. You guys are making yourself seem like weak little paranoid nerds, carrying weapons and the like to school. Not to mention it's illegal and can result in someone being hurt.

2. Why in god's name would you be worried or concerned about backpack/locker/whatever checks? The way I look at it is if you don't have anything for them to find, what is there to worry about?

OMG HE SAW MY MATH BOOK OMG I'M GOING TO GO HOME AND CRY TO MOMMY NOW :(

Give me a break.
 

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[color=CC0000]I agree with what Viz said. Whats the big deal? If you aren't carrying weapons you shouldn't have to worry about it.[/color]

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Originally posted by JeFfDiddy78
why does he carry a taser?????
We **** with it at lunch, and the car ride to and from school. it is entertaining.

As for viz,
1.I don't want people going through my shit, it is mine no theirs. I like my privacy.
2.I don't carry weapons, the taser is for enjoyment.
3.I do sometimes carry drugs to school I leave them in my car but still....
 

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last year my junior year of high school when i actually had more then 1 class a week. I didn't use my locker once the whole year so they could feel free to check it :), our high school made us use clear see through bookbags, and we were randomly searched with 4 police there the whole school day
 

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I don't think it's that bad. If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about. I do think it's messed up that once you enter a school building you lose some of your constitutional rights. I think when the founding fathers wrote it....they didn't write it and only want it to apply in some places and not in others. I think they wanted it to apply to everyone, everywhere. But then again, I guess it's all how you want to interpret it.
 
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Yeah, I think the constitution should apply every where which was my point. I don't really carry anything I can get in trouble for except sometimes I forget to take my knife off my key ring.
 

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Originally posted by dust601
we were randomly searched with 4 police there the whole school day

If the four police searched you, then that would be illegal.
 

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i would enforce it because at my school bring tobacco inside the school is against the rules, but peopel still bring tobacco and other drugs in their pockets and purse.. it makes me mad
 

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