![]() ARC Request Form for UCF Libraries Visitors Learn how to request materials from the Automated Retrieval Center. Requesting ARC Materials for UCF Students, Faculty, and Staff Request books and articles to be scanned through clicking on the Request button, UBorrow button or ILLiad. Source: MySchoolMyRights.Access your library account to renew your books and other library materials EbooksĬheck out our ebooks guide to get started with finding and using ebooks Course Materials and Reservesįind books and other materials that your instructor has placed on reserve in the library Borrowing Books from Other Libraries But your school can use evidence from an illegal search in school disciplinary proceedings. If school officials or police officers illegally search you, they cannot use what they find against you in court. Can my school use evidence it finds in an illegal search against me in court? And, under some circumstances, they need even more than that. Do regular police officers have to follow the same rules as school officials?Īt a minimum, police officers must have “reasonable suspicion” to search you. YES, you have the right to refuse a search just as you have that right with school officials. Do I have the right to refuse a search conducted by a police officer in my school? Your school cannot force you to take a drug test under other circumstances. Your school may only conduct random drug testing of students who participate in extracurricular activities. Can my school make me take a random drug test? But if your school wants to single you out for a metal detector search, it must have a “reasonable suspicion” that it will find something against the law or school rules. For example, your school may put a metal detector at the front door to make all students pass through. YES, so long as the students searched are picked randomly. Can my school conduct general metal detector searches? If someone at your school tells you to leave the classroom while drug-sniffing dogs conduct a search, you should try to bring your things with you. But it must have a “reasonable suspicion” to search those belongings. Your school may use dogs to search for drugs on school campus, including unattended belongings like backpacks. Can my school use drug-sniffing dogs in my school? Your school must give you notice that your locker is school property, such as in student handbooks or posted signs on campus. But if your locker is considered school property, then your locker can be searched. If your locker is considered personal property, then your school may not search your locker unless it has a “reasonable suspicion” that it may find something against the law or school rules. A random search cannot be used to target any individual student. But these random searches must be based on special, school-wide needs such as ensuring school safety and should be truly random. Can my school conduct a random search of students in my school? For example, a teacher cannot ask to search a bag that looks weird and bulgy for drugs based only on the look of the bag. It cannot be based on a rumor, hunch, or curiosity. ![]() But a reasonable suspicion should be based on facts specific to you or your situation. ![]() Unfortunately, there is no exact definition. Second, the way your school does its search should be “reasonable” based on what is being searched for and your age. First, your school must have a “reasonable suspicion” that searching you will turn up evidence that you violated a school rule or law. YES, but only under certain circumstances. Can my school search me without my consent? But you should not use physical resistance to stop a search. You always have a right to refuse a search and you should make clear that a search is taking place over your objection. Leer en español » Do I have the right to refuse to be searched?
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