502.8E1 - Search and Seizure Check List

I.      What factors caused you to have a reasonable and articulable suspicion that the search of this student or the student's effects or automobile would turn up evidence that the
student has violated or is violating the law, school policy, rules or regulations affecting school order?

            A.  Eyewitness account.

            1.  By whom: ____________________________________________________________

            2.  Date/Time: : ___________________________________________________________

            3.  Place: : _______________________________________________________________

            4.  What was seen: ________________________________________________________

                    ________________________________________________________________

                    ________________________________________________________________

                    ________________________________________________________________

            B.  Information from a reliable source.

            1.  From whom: : _________________________________________________________

            2.  Time received: : ________________________________________________________

            3.  How information was received: : ___________________________________________

            4.  Who received the information: : ____________________________________________

            5.  Describe information: : ___________________________________________________

                    ________________________________________________________________

                    ________________________________________________________________

            C.  Suspicious behavior?  Explain.

                    ________________________________________________________________

                    ________________________________________________________________

            D.  Student's past history?  Explain.

                    ________________________________________________________________

                    ________________________________________________________________

            E.  Time of search: _______________________________       

            F.  Location of search: ______________________________

            G.  Student told purpose of search:   YES   NO              

            H. Consent of student requested:  YES   NO

 

II.  Was the search you conducted reasonable in terms of scope and intrusiveness?  YES   NO

            A.  What were you searching for:  _________________________________________

            B.  Where did you search? :  _____________________________________________

            C.  Sex of the student: :  _________________________________________

            D.  Age of the student: :  _________________________________________

            E.  Exigency of the situation: :   _________________________________________

                                                            _________________________________________

            F.  What type of search was being conducted: :  ____________________________________

                                                            :  ______________________________________________

            G.  Who conducted the search:Position:Sex: :  ____________________________________

            H.  Witness(s): :  ___________________________________________________________

 

III.  Explanation of Search.

            A.  Describe the time and location of the search: :  _________________________________

            B.  Describe exactly what was searched: :  _________________________________________

                        :  _________________________________________________________________

            C.  What did the search yield: :  _________________________________________

            D.  What was seized: :  _________________________________________

            E.  Were any materials turned over to law enforcement officials?  YES NO

            F.  Were parents notified of the search including the reason for it and the scope:   YES   NO