Question Four_______________________________________________________

Recently students at your elementary school have been caught with forbidden weapons (knives, brass knuckles, and nunchucks) on school property. The school has a zero tolerance policy and expels any student found with an item that could be used as a weapon and is not appropriate to have in school. To address this problem, faculty decide to conduct a surprise backpack and desk check where every student will be required to dump the contents of their desk and backpack on the floor in the presence of the teacher who will do the inspection.

a) What laws should you consult to conduct this search legally?

b) What other responses might accomplish the same purpose?