OHSC Okays Searches of Student Book Bag Left on School Bus. State v. Polk.

[DGUtley]

OHSC Okays Searches of Student Book Bag Left on School Bus. State v. Polk.

I apologize to those that contributed to this discussion earlier here that I didn't catch the merit decision. Constitutional rights are kind of 'my thing' so I'm surprised that I didn't see this when it was released. I haven't read it but the commentary seems to suggest it was on narrow grounds. I will review it:

Original discussion: http://thepoliticalforums.com/thread...of-Student-Bag

The Ohio Supreme Court holding here: http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod...-Ohio-2735.pdf

Commentary: http://www.legallyspeakingohio.com/2...-state-v-polk/

It came up today b/c I saw that the kid did ten days: http://www.legallyspeakingohio.com/2...-state-v-polk/

[Adelaide]

It makes sense to determine that unattended bags can be searched for identification and to ensure that it is not dangerous. In my opinion, schools should fall into the same category as places like airports. Schools present a real risk - more than an airport actually, based on the number of incidents.