Legal Question in Education Law in Louisiana

I am a teenager and I go to an all girls private school. Here is the story: We have "candy-grams" which are construction papered hearts that have candy attached to it and are sent to our brother school for like, a Valentines day thing. And the office/administration called my friend and I to speak to them about our candy-grams. The principal said they were inappropriate sayings written on them yet, I honestly do not understand why they were inappropriate. She said she found "hidden innuendos" of sexual and racism (when in all honesty, they were not intended). She tried to guilt trip us and "questioned our integrity" but my friend and I did not feel guilty because, like I said...the innuendos were not intentional, and she didn't want to hear out what we had to say. After I "tweeted" on twitter "Hahahaha @ me and my friend being sent to the office for our candy grams. I'm dying [laughing]. I f***** love you Chris." The next day, I, myself, was called to the office and yet again, in a meeting with the principal and disciplinarian. She pulled out her phone and pulled up my Twitter (my account is not set on private) and that tweet and showed it to me. The only reason my friend did not get called to the office was because her Twitter was set on private. Basically, she told me I was getting a Saturday detention (for I don't quite remember the word but it sounded like dis-faulty and another word I didn't quite catch) and she was to call my parents and have a talk about my behavior she is witnessing on my webpage, basically. She also mentioned about my other tweets which might have been inappropriate as well but not having anything to do with the school, and an amount of "bad language" (but hey, I'm a teenager and kids will be kids). And she said how she wanted to talk to my parents about revoking phone and internet privileges at home. After the confrontation, veing very enraged, I looked online for legal rights and it says that schools/administration or whoever have a right to search (since the internet is very public) only if they have a reason to, i.e., threats of drugs or weapons. But I got in trouble for something so minor, but it's still an issue to me because I found it very disrespectful. Another footnote, although I represent the school by attending, I do not publicize on Facebook or Twitter, nor do I ever mention the name of my school. Yes, I do admit that the tweet was inappropriate but my question is, is it legal for her to search and use my Twitter/tweet against me? Thank you.

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