In maintaining discipline and providing a safe environment for students and staff, District employees are responsible for obeying and enforcing compliance with state statutes, policies and administrative rules. School administrators or designees are authorized to conduct searches of students and their property as well as property of the District in order to enforce compliance with statutes, policies and rules.
A search may be conducted when an administrator or designee determines there is reason to believe it could disclose evidence of the violation of a statute, policy or rule. Administrators or designees are also authorized to conduct area-wide searches (e.g., searches of all student lockers) on the same basis and for reasons which include, but are not limited to, safety, health and discovery of the violation of a statute, policy or rule. Student lockers, desks, and other such property are owned by the school. The school exercises exclusive control over school property, and students should not expect privacy regarding items placed in school property because school property is subject to search at any time by school officials. Students are responsible for whatever is contained in lockers and desks issued or made available to them by the school.
When a search is part of a criminal investigation conducted in cooperation with police or law enforcement, or is intended to discover evidence to be used exclusively in a criminal proceeding, the police or law enforcement official shall be made responsible for the search.