Administrators at a high school are concerned that there may be drugs on campus. They decide to institute random backpack checks , although they do not have search warrants. According to the precedent established by New Jersey v. T.L.O., would the administrators' actions be legal? A. No, because backpack checks are an ineffective way to prevent students from bringing drugs to school. B. No, because schools may search students' belongings only if there is a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing. C. Yes, because students are under 18 and therefore not protected by the Bill of Rights. D. Yes, because preventing drug use on high school campuses is an important part of creating a safe school environment.

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Administrators at a high school are concerned that there may be drugs on campus. They decide to institute random backpack checks , although they do not have search warrants. According to the precedent established by New Jersey v. T.L.O., would the administrators' actions be legal? A. No, because backpack checks are an ineffective way to prevent students from bringing drugs to school. B. No, because schools may search students' belongings only if there is a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing. C. Yes, because students are under 18 and therefore not protected by the Bill of Rights. D. Yes, because preventing drug use on high school campuses is an important part of creating a safe school environment.

Answer 1

**B. No, because schools may search students' belongings only if there is a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.**According to the precedent established by *New Jersey v. T.L.O.*, school officials are allowed to search students' belongings without a warrant, but only if they have "reasonable suspicion" that a student has violated school rules or laws. Random backpack checks without any specific suspicion would not meet this standard and would therefore be considered illegal.

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