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To maintain order and security in the schools, school personnel are authorized by the
Board of Trustees of the Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 to conduct reasonable
searches of school property and equipment, as well as of students and their personal
effects.
Guidelines
School Property and Equipment and Personal Effects Left There by Students
1. School authorities may inspect and search school property and equipment owned or
controlled by the school such as lockers, desks, and parking lots (Searches and
Seizure Forms #3370F1 and #3370F2), as well as personal effects left there by the
student, without notice or consent of the student.
2. Student vehicles parked on school property may also be inspected and searched.
3. Building principals may require each high school student, in return for the privilege
of parking on school property, to consent in writing (Searches and Seizure Form
#3370F2) to school searches of his /her vehicle and personal effects therein, when
reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing exists.
4. The Superintendent may request the assistance of law enforcement officials to
conduct inspections and searches of lockers, desks, parking lots, and other school
property and equipment for illegal drugs, weapons or other illegal or dangerous
substances or material, including searches conducted through the use of specially
trained dogs.
Students
1. School authorities may search the student and /or the student's personal effects in
the student's possession when there is reasonable ground for suspecting that the
search will produce evidence the particular student has violated or is violating the
law or the District's student conduct rules.
2. The search itself must be conducted in a manner that is reasonably related to its
objectives and not excessively intrusive in light of the age and sex of the student
and the nature of the infraction.
Seizure of Property
1. If a search produces evidence that the student has violated or is violating the law or
the District's policies or rules, such evidence may be seized and impounded by
school authorities, and disciplinary action may be taken.
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2. When appropriate, such evidence may be transferred to law enforcement
authorities.
Definitions
Contraband: Illegal or prohibited property, the possession of which is forbidden under
school policy or illegal under state or federal law. Contraband shall consist of, but is not
limited to, stolen property, pornography, alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs and /or
prescription or nonprescription drugs designed to alter the feeling or behavior of an
individual, or drugs that appear to be any of the above.
Reasonable Suspicion: An act of judgment by a District employee or independent
contractor of an educational institution which leads to a reasonable and prudent belief
that a student may be using alcohol or controlled substances. Said judgment shall be
based on training in recognizing the signs and symptoms of alcohol and controlled
substance use.
There must be reasonable grounds to suspect that evidence will be uncovered that
shows a student or students have violated or is violating either school district policy or
the laws of the state of Idaho or the U.S. government.
Adopted 07 -13 -2005 Reviewed Revised 10 -08 -2008
Cross Reference: Substance and Alcohol Abuse #3320
Corrective Actions and Punishment #3340
Corporal Punishment #3345
Student Detention #3350
Student Suspension #3355
Student Expulsion- Denial of Attendance #3360
Searches and Seizure #3370
Searches and Seizure Form - Locker #3370F1
Searches and Seizure Form - Parking #3370F2
Searches and Seizure Procedure 3370P
Detection Dog Use #3372
Detection Dog Use Procedures #3372P
Extra and Co- Curricular Participation #3380
Suspension from Extracurricular and Co- curricular Activities #3389
Extra- and Co- Curricular Chemical Use #3390
Reasonable Suspicion Drug and Alcohol Testing #3401
Reasonable Suspicion Procedures #3401 P1
Reasonable Suspicion Drug and Alcohol Testing Procedures #3401 P2
Legal Reference: New Jersey v. T.L.O., 105 U.S. 733 (1985)
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