Policing School Discipline

1969).2 See, e.g., Vernonia Sch.Dist.47J v. Acton, 515 U.S. 646, 656 (1995) (holding that the scope of constitutional rights for public school students is limited by "what is appropriate for children in school").3 See generally William G. Buss, Procedural Due Process for School Discipline: Probing the Constitutional Outline, 119 U. PA.L. REV.545, 640-41 (1971) (comparing procedural rights of student accused of misconduct with those of an adult suspected of a crime); Stephen J. Schulhofer, On the Fourth Amendment Rights of the Law-Abiding Public, 1989 S. CT.REV.87, 115 (same).' New Jersey v. T.L.O., 469 U.S. 325, 340 (1985) (sustaining student search where school officials have a reasonable suspicion that the search will uncover evidence of criminal activity or a violation of school rules).' Although the Supreme Court has not directly ruled on this issue, lower courts consistently find no custodial interrogation where a youth is questioned by a 861 2012