Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

school privacy

can a teacher search a childs purse to identify the owner if it was left in the classroom


Asked on 1/29/08, 12:22 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

NEAL SPECTOR, ESQ. NEAL S. SPECTOR, P.C.

Re: school privacy

Abandoned or lost property found on school grounds can be checked. Issues that arise include who should check it and to what extent. Usually it is the Principal and the search should be reasonable under the circumstances.

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Answered on 2/01/08, 10:45 pm


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