Students possess the right of privacy of person as well as freedom from unreasonable search and seizure of property guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. That individual right, however, is balanced by the school's responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of all its students. Students have the right to privacy in their personal possessions unless the principal has a reasonable suspicion that the student is concealing material, possession of which is prohibited by law. Students have the right to prior notification of any general search of lockers except in emergency situations.
Students have the right to use authorized locks on school-owned lockers.
Students have the right to a notice that they may be subject to search for weapons by metal detectors while on school grounds or at school functions. Students have the responsibility for not carrying or concealing any material that is prohibited by law or by the Code of Student Conduct. Students have the responsibility for the contents of their locker. Students have the responsibility for adhering to policies governing the use of lockers which are the property of the school system. Signs which advise students and visitors that they are subject to search for weapons by metal detectors will be posted in prominent locations at each secondary school and adult vocational site.