Ohio court considers privacy rights in backpack search
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February 26, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court is weighing the constitutionality of a student's backpack search that authorities say led first to the discovery of bullets and later a gun.
At issue before the high court is whether a second search of the backpack violated the student's privacy rights, which are generally weaker inside school walls.
Courts say schools need "reasonable suspicion" for a search, compared to the higher "probable cause" evidence outside of school settings.
A security official at Whetstone High School in Columbus searched the backpack in 2013 after it was found on a bus,...
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