QUESTION
My son attends mountain lakes high school. The police searched his back pack without our permission or cause as a result he was suspended
Asked on Jun 05th, 2017 on Civil Rights - New Jersey
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My son was was singled out by mountain lakes police in school because the school safety officer had a "hunch" he was involved in a school incident- which was later on proven not to be true. He unknowingly did though have his scout knife in his back pack he has now a 5 day suspension as a result. He has no record and is an a/b student. Is this legal
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Edward J. Dimon
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State v. Hill gives the police latitude in making a mistake. What was the hunch ? What were the circumstances ? The finding of the knife does not help. I would need to know more of the facts. Ed Dimon
Answered on Jun 06th, 2017 at 8:12 PM