Courts in the Classroom Teacher's Resource Guide

Search & Seizure
The search & seizure module introduces students to the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution through a story about police searching the backpack of a girl who allegedly spray-painted on someone’s wall. It also tells the story of the landmark case T.L.O. v. New Jersy that involves a search of a student’s purse after she was discovered smoking in the school bathroom.

Privacy at School
The Privacy at School module builds on the Search & Seizure module, but can stand alone. It contains three storylines, all interrelated. It begins with a story about a boy upset that he had to take a drug test at school and explains why students’ Fourth Amendment rights are limited while they are in school. This story segues to a discussion of the Vernonia School District v. Acton case, which involves a student refusing to take a drug test. Vernonia leads into a case in which a student was strip-searched after a police dog pointed her out as having drugs on her person.