Locker Searches
Indiana Code 20-33-8-32 - Locker searches
Sec. 32.
A school corporation must provide each:
student; and
student's parent;
a copy of the rules of the governing body on searches of students' lockers and locker contents.
A student who uses a locker that is the property of a school corporation is presumed to have no expectation of privacy in:
that locker;
or the locker's contents.
In accordance with the rules of the governing body, a principal may search:
a student's locker; and
the locker's contents; at any time.
(d) A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the geographic area having a school facility containing a student's locker may:
at the request of the school principal; and in accordance with rules of the governing body of the school corporation; assist a school administrator in searching a student's locker and the locker's contents.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
*New Castle Community School Corporation complies with IC 20-33-8-32 by providing each student with a copy of the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook/Student Discipline Policy at the time of enrollment in the school corporation which sets out the rules of the governing body on searches of students’ lockers and locker contents.
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