I agree that the “school’s need for order and discipline
must be balanced with the student’s right to basic constitutional freedoms,”
but only to a certain extent. A school
needs to be safe, so they should guard against students carrying weapons and
drugs. If there is evidence that a
student is violating those school rules, then for the safety of the other
students they should be searched, possibly violating their rights in the
process.
However, there are some rights that should not be violated
especially for the sake of discipline. For
example, cruel and unusual punishment should not be accepted in a school
setting. There are also some other
rights that should not be violated, such as the right to free speech. Students should have the same rights
regarding free speech as any other person, so long as it is not harming anyone
directly. I think that is where the line
is drawn. Some freedoms must be given up
for the safety of the students but not for any other reasons.
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