why shouldnt schools be able 2 look trough your locker?
600619
There is no reason why a school should NOT be able to look through their locker.  \n\nThe lockers are the property of the school, you use them with their permission.  They have the right to do searches to monitor if and what kinds of illegal substances (including alcohol since no school ages students are of legal drinking age) are being brought into the school and to make sure that no one is growing science experiments as a result of not cleaning in their lockers.  We used to see some pretty nasty stuff come out of lockers on clean-up days.
35502
the only problem with that is students don't have rights in schools because the school and its staff is considered "parents" of the students while they are there.\n\nthis poses a problem then because if you go on strike, you get in trouble for passive resistance and insubordination, both of which are considered "serious offenses" and will probably lead to expulsion.\n\nsometimes it works; like if you think that they are asking too much for lunch or something like that, but most of the time it doesn't.  (unfortunately)\n\nsometimes, i wish it did though.  oh..and most of the parents in my area couldn't care less if their child went on strike or not...unless they got expelled.
727862
The school system has an internal policy to not discrimanate, in compliance with federal law.  This covers what is taught in the classrooms, the hiring practices and the student admission policies.
896055
Those cameras are meant to deter misbehavior - that is, the Board of Education wants you to think that they have assistant principals and/or school safety agents watching those cameras all the time\n\nOf course, they do NOT - there isn't enough money in the budget for them to have personnel watching those cameras..\n\nBut, they MAY have a videotape system that can be reviewed at a future time if something bad happens, and on any given day they MIGHT just have an SSA or an AP watching that camera \n\nSo, they want you to behave all the time, to avoid the risk that you MIGHT getting caught...
898173
maybe youyr school has it blocked for a reason. How about if you pay more attention to your teacher and less time wasting my tax dollars on government funded computers?
512418
The school's obligation to protect each of its students far exceeds its obligation to protect an individual student's privacy.  The locker does not belong to the student; it is the property of the school which gives the school every legal right to search it.  Further, school officials also have the right to bring in drug dogs and to search the property of the student (backpacks, clothes etc.) if there are grounds to do so.  Students should stop whining about the "invasion of their privacy" and thank the school for caring enough about their safety to conduct these searches.
682430
Absolutely yes.  The locker is property of the school; it does not belong to the student.  Further, the school's responsibility to ensure the safety of all its students far exceeds its responsibility to protect the privacy of an individual student.  \n\nSchool administration absolutely is within its legal rights in searching not only lockers, but also backpacks and student clothing if it is justifiable.  Students' "rights" are not violated if the search is conducted with justification.  For students who feel that locker searches invade their privacy:  you should be glad that school administration cares enough about your personal safety to conduct these searches.  Further, if you have nothing to hide, what's the problem?
831458
Yeah, I think that is an invasion of privacy! I just heard that my old High School is doing that now, to see what kids are doing and checking to see if they ditch school or what not. My younger sisters friend actually got suspended for something he had on his Myspace...I thought that was ridiculous! Just make your profile private...they can't even look at it unless you add them!
793542
most schools have filters that work like so . . . the schools put in kind of "key words" and any websites containing those words in the address (the url; or web address) are blocked, so depending on where these inappropriate photographs are (in which articles are they shown?), they would probably be blocked.
822560
most public high schools have cameras. They can be in the hallways, classrooms, food lines, gyms, bascily anywhere expect the bathroom and locker room.\n\nSome schools have cameras outside too.
643344
Did you just get one lately? (don't get offended)\n\nI was from a missionary boys' school and it has strict rules. \n\nI guess it would be public caning. \nThey don't do it that often now though. Society has changed.
411677
if you want to put religious texts in schools you better make readily available all religious texts from all faiths and walks of life as to not discriminate.  I think if the school has the funds and means to keep a large section like that more power to them because its good for children to have access to material like this to better educate themselves.  If they had it then they could learn of other religions and cultures.  Ignorance is not bliss.  So if they had the means to educate themselves it would be all the better for every one.
423522
I can't think of a single reason they shouldn't be allowed. It's a public place, and cameras are freely allowed in public places. Further, there is a reasonable expectation that the school would be able to prevent crimes lke vandalism, etc.
363946
Public School: Yes because it will show come class. Public schools are unfortunatley given a bad name at times. The kids are not looked at as smart and are looked as trouble makers. In society today people go by looks and their first impressions. Imagine seeing a nicely dressed teenager walking across the street, then imagine a teenager with a Doo Rag or something on. Right off the bat you make an assumption, without even knowing the person. The old fashion reasons are the ones listed above, but look deeper. Imagine someone goes to an interview with T-shirt, and the other with a suit. Which would you pick. See what I mean.
1050170
maybe because they feel that pda is distracting to students and the teachers and principals feel that they mush "enrich the learning experience" by having a school which is only focused on education and not promoting distractions\n\nbut otherwise.. we should all ask the schools..
323471
Not on school grounds unless you want to get into trouble.  And parents also seem to be against that sorta stuff too.
981647
When I was in school in the 70's we didn't have cops or metal detectors. The worst thing that ever happened was an occasional fight on the playground and I mean fist fight. No guns. No knives. The worst thing that happened in the building was getting caught smoking in the bathrooms......it was a whole different ballgame.