Help: Has this High School Students Rights been Violated?

[Corey_Baker08]

Earlier today an incident occured where a teacher found a note asking another unnamed student a question about a drug. The students sitting at the table where brought down to the office and searched without parental consent by the High School principal.

During this period of time a student was requested in the Vice Principals office and he was questioned about the incident. The Student refused to name the individual he had been writing the note to and refused to name the individual who apparantly had the drugs.

During this time period the student was bombarded over and over with questions of who the individual was. The student remained persistent in refusing to name the student until he gave in under constant pressure from being questioned by the vice principal. Even though the student had made it clear to the principal that he did not feel comfortable naming the source.

The principal then had the name of the student and sent the other student back to class.

My question is: Does this incident violate any of the students personal rights? When he said numerous times he would not name the individual he was persistently bombarded by the principal and harassed to give the name.

Also does this violate anymore laws or infringe on any other rights including a fellow student who was searched for the incident and something was found on that student?

Do school officals have the right to search a student without parental consent?

[Conan_The_Barbarian]

1. tough call

The Principals had the right to punish the kid who wrote the note accordingly for his deed, maybe a 2 days suspension or something at worst. If he didn't want to give the name and said so repeatedly probauly in concern for personal saftey reasons he shoudn't have had to. If the Principal wanted to cut a deal and drop his suspension or any punishment or mention on the event on his permanent record in exchange for the name I'd say fine, but otherwise they really have nothing.

[ContraBass Black]

2. Nope.

So far as I'm aware, Constitutional rights do not apply inside a school or other "special institution."