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Violation Of Cyrus Essay

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This Amicus Brief is on behalf of the Bristol School District. Suzie and her boyfriend Cyrus are both students at a high school in Bristol, Virginia. Suzie sent inappropriate photos of herself to her boyfriend, Cyrus, but shortly after that their relationship soured. Cyrus forwarded some of the photos to upperclassmen in the school. Suzie and her parents were upset with Cyrus and demanded the principal take action. The principal confronted Cyrus, but he denied the allegations. Principal Sheevers told the school security guard to frisk Cyrus for his phone, but the security guard was not able to find Cyrus’s phone. Principal Sheevers proceeded to Cyrus’s locker and opened it and found his cell phone. Principal Sheevers found the photos on Cyrus’s phone and suspended him for two weeks. Cyrus sued the school for accusing the school of violating his fourth amendment. The search of Cyrus’s cell phone by the school principal was not a violation of his …show more content…

When the school official searched Cyrus’s locker he found Cyrus’s phone and it was okay for the school official to search Cyrus’s phone without a search warrant because the school official had a probable cause. As it is stated in the handbook, “Administrators may search a student or his/her property (including vehicles, purses, knapsacks, gym bags, etc.) with or without the student’s consent” (Arlington Schools Students’ Handbook 5). It is okay for the school official to search Cyrus’s locker because Cyrus sent the photos out and that was the probable cause.
The rights of Cyrus were not violated as it is stated in the Tinker v.s Des Moines case. The Court ruled, “On the other hand, the Court has repeatedly emphasized the authority the need for affirming the comprehensive authority of the States and of school officials, consistent with fundamental constitutional safeguards, to prescribe and control conduct in

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