Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
Background:
I am a high school student in the state of California. Recently, after taking an Advanced Placement test, my phone was taken away due to suspicion of cheating. I was accused of phone use during the test and was dismissed with a zero. At this point in time, my cell phone is under investigation with The Department of Secondary Education. My phone was sent by the school's administration without consent from my guardian or myself. However, this is not my major concern.
Before my phone was sent, administration scrutinized it and came across questionable pictures. They were pictures of previous math exams sent to and from my phone. Through picture messaging, I sent the pictures to my email. However when I was called up to the office for interrogation, the administration questioned why I deleted my email inbox two nights before at an exact time. Also, they had prior knowledge of who the emails were sent to. I absolutely have no idea how they got into my email and knew about that specific information.
Question:
Are my privacy rights being violated by the school's administration? If not, what actions can I take?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Children in public schools have limited privacy rights. Obviously, one of your friends ratted you out to cooperate with the school. My advice is to stop cheating.
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