5300 - School Search and Seizure
PURPOSE AND PHILOSOPHYWeber School District seeks to ensure a safe and secure learning environment for students. While students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gates, it is well established that the unique needs of the school environment require a less exacting standard for searching students for unauthorized or illegal material on school property than the probable cause standard applied outside the school context. The purpose of this policy is to define Weber School District students’ Fourth Amendment rights and limitations while students are in school or...