d in, who found nothing in Woodard 3the student's locker. Next, the security officer searched the student's car, and found a pager and a notebook containing notations of names and dollar amounts. The security officer then proceeded to open the car trunk and a locked briefcase found inside it, discovering over 80 grams of weed. Although the student objected to the search of his car and locked briefcase, the court found that the need to make the search without delay, in addition to other factors, made it logical and constitutional for the school to immediately search the car and briefcase. Similar to distributing a policy regarding school lockers, it is helpful for school districts to establish student parking as a privilege, not a right, and to require a pass or permit, which clearly states the vehicle search policy or indicates student consent to a vehicle search (Brownfield 45-55). Vehicle inspections should occur if students have narcotics or concealed weapons in lockers. Vehicles parked on school property can be searched if the searches are in contract with the school standards. For cars parked elsewhere law enforcement officers should be called in to perform the search. Metal detectors establishes protection. A more common school security procedure is the placement of metal detectors at the school entrance or elsewhere on school grounds, in a generalized or mass "search" for weapons. It is exactly the non-differentiation of an entry door or similarly placed metal detector search, as opposed to an individualized search, that raises constitutional issues about compliance with the common sense definition of the required reasonable suspicion. Students do have reasonable expectations of privacy and, as they must bring many personal belongings to school every day-keys, money, and grooming aids, for example-it would be unreasonable for courts or legislatures to hold that students lose all expectations of privacy as to their property merely...
